Garra nana

Garra nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Species: G. nana
Binomial name
Garra nana
(Heckel, 1843)
Synonyms

Hemigrammocapoeta nana Heckel, 1843
Tylognathus nanus Heckel, 1843
Tylognathus steinitziorum Kosswig, 1950

Garra nana is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan and Syria.[1] Its natural habitats are freshwater rivers, lakes and ponds of the Barada and Jordan River drainage basins, as well as the Kishon River.[1] This bottom-dwelling fish is often overlooked, as it is small and prefers to hide among stones and water plants. It is an omnivore which feeds on aufwuchs. The species was previously placed in the genus Hemigrammocapoeta.[2]

It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly due to water pollution and unsustainable water extraction for agriculture. Droughts perhaps exacerbated by climate change and invasive species also pose problems. Though the populations in lakes are generally holding their own, most of these are small and susceptible to catastrophic fish kills; only the Lake Kinneret population appears to be stable. The river populations, on the other hand, are declining. Therefore, this species is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Behrens-Chapuis, S., Herder, F., Esmaeili, H.R., Freyhof, J., Hamidan, N.A., Özuluğ, M., Šanda, R. & Geiger, M.F. (2015): Adding nuclear rhodopsin data where mitochondrial COI indicates discrepancies – can this marker help to explain conflicts in cyprinids? DNA Barcodes, 3 (1): 187-199.
  2. 1 2 Freyhof, J. (2014): Hemigrammocapoeta nana. In: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.


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