Ichthyodiversity in southeastern Arabian Peninsula: Annotated checklist taxonomy, short description and distribution of Inland fishes of Oman
Author
Esmaeili, Hamid Reza
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hresmaeili@shirazu.ac.ir
Author
Jufaili, Saud Al
0000-0002-0930-5754
Department of Marine Science and Fisheries, Sultan Qaboos University, P. O Box 34 Al Khod 123 Muscat, Oman. sjufaily @ squ. edu. om; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0930 - 5754
sjufaily@squ.edu.om
Author
Masoumi, Amir Hassan
0000-0003-3509-2964
amirhassanmasoomi @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3509 - 2964
amirhassanmasoomi@gmail.com
Author
Zarei, Fatah
0000-0001-5552-4301
fataahzarei @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5552 - 4301
fataahzarei@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-12
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6.
Garra longipinnis
Banister & Clarke, 1977
, Endemic
Fig. 20
Etymology:
Garra
: named based on a vernacular Indian name, a fish living in mud;
longipinnis
: Latin
,
longus
for long, and
pinna
for fin.
Common name:
Jabal Akhdar
Garra
.
Taxonomy:
Garra longipinnis
was described by
Banister
[K. E.] &
Clarke
[
M. A.
] 1977:137, fig. 23 [
Journal
Oman
Studies
(
Special Report
)] from
Saiq
,
Jabal
al
Akhdar
,
23°02’N
,
57°28’E
,
Oman
.
Holotype
:
BMNH
1968.10.11.
1
.
Paratypes
:
BMNH
1968.10.11.2-8 (7)
.
FIGURE 20.
Garra longipinnis
, Oman: Musala.
Short description:
Garra longipinnis
is distinguished from
G. barreimiae
by having a greenish-brown or grey flank without or with slight mottling (vs. strongly mottled), a faint lateral stripe present in some individuals (vs. absent), orange midlateral scales on the flank absent (vs. present), orange spot at the upper opercle absent (vs. present), dorsal-fin tip not white (vs. white), and 12–14 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch (vs. 15–18).
Garra longipinnis
differs from
G. gallagheri
by having a bold, dark-brown or grey scale pockets on the dorsal surface, and dark-brown or grey scale margins on the flank which are clearly darker than the centre of the scales (vs. scale pockets and scale margins same colour as or only slightly darker than centre of scales).
Distribution:
Southern Hajar Mountains, Wadi Dhum, Wadi Falahi, Hoti Pit, Lizq, Ain Wadhah, Bahla,
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
; Hoota Cave, Al Hamra,
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
; Tanuf, Nizwa,
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
; Wadi Andam,
Al Wusta Governorate
; Saiq,
Oman
(
Fig. 21
).
Examined material:
ZM-CBSU: O007.
Gl
101, 29,
Oman
:
Hoota Cave
,
23°04’55”N
,
57°21’16”E
,
S.M. Al-Jufaili
,
Nov. 2020
.
ZM-CBSU: O008.
Gl
1, 10,
Oman
:
Wadi Andam
,
22°47’22”N
,
58°00’00”E
,
S.M. Al-Jufaili
,
Nov. 2020
.