Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023 Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Fricke, Ronald Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Author Sungur, Sevil Health Services Vocational School, Nevşehir Hacı BektaşVeli University, Nevşehir, Türkiye Author Çapar, Osman Bahadir Faculty of Fisheries, Cukurova University, Türkiye Author Golani, Daniel Deparment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-13 5369 4 451 484 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5369.4.1/52255 journal article 278560 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.4.1 8a95fa8d-aaf9-4550-9a5b-0e8408ecb1bd 1175-5326 10146651 62878FA8-7CC7-462C-9FBF-C9BAEF177855 Garra ghorensis Krupp, 1982 [N]—Dead Sea garra; Aguleset sdom Taxonomy. Original description: Garra tibanica ghorensis Krupp, 1982: 319 , Figs. 1 -2 [Dead Sea Valley, Ain al-Hadita, Jordan , 31°18’N , 35°32’E : holotype : SMF 16436].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.— Illustration: Krupp (1982 : figs. 1-2). Status in Israel . Recorded from Israel in original description by Krupp (1982) ; subsequently reported by Goren & Ortal (1999: 4) .—Israel material: HUJ, SMF. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel : Southern Basin of the Dead Sea Valley.—Distribution in River Basin: 2-Dead Sea Basin.—General distribution: Middle East: Israel and Jordan .—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This fish inhabits shallow fast and clear streams and springs with stony beds. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation Status in Israel : Unknown.—IUCN: EN ( IUCN 2023 ).—Threats: ABS, CLI, COM, CON, HAB.—Low sensitivity to human activities.—No keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Low priority for conservation action. Remarks. This species was previously distributed in Israel ; however, it is extirpated. Therefore, it is categorised as endemic to Jordan .