16. Garra lautior Banister, 1987 ― Smooth Hadhramut Garra― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra lautior Banister, 1987:65, figs. 2b, 6, 7 right, 8-9, 11-12 [Qasam area, Wadi Hadhramut, Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.398] Synonyms: None .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister (1987); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016), and Freyhof et al. (2020).

General distribution. Middle East: Wadi Hadhramut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen: Wadi Hadhramut drainage.

Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).