20. Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020 ―Muscat Garra, Shamal Garra― Endemic Taxonomy. Original description: Garra shamal Kirchner, Kruckenhauser, Pichler, Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2020:533, figs. 8-11 [Wadi Sahtan, Oman, 23.384°N, 57.306°E; Holotype: NMW-100004]. Synonyms: None. Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Kirchner et al. (2020); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. 2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023). General distribution. Middle East: northern Hajar Mountains (Oman endemic). Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman: Northern Hajar Mountains, Surur, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Luzug, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Al Samdi, Samail, Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Wadi Fanja, Wadi Bani Kharus, Wadi Sahtan, Wadi north-east of Al Amarat, Wadi Hammam, Wadi Hat, Wadi Khawd, Wadi Mansah, Oman. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).

Published as part of Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, pp. 201-226 in Zootaxa 5330 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/8249316