19. Garra sahilia Krupp, 1983 ― Coastal Garra― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra sahilia Krupp, 1983:601, fig. 32, 36 [Wadi Bana, Yemen, 13°26’N, 43°09’E; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.419]. Synonyms: None .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Krupp (1983); confirmed by Lyon et al. (2016), Hamidan & Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020) from Yemen and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

General distribution. Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Coastal streams of Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen and Saudi Arabia: Wadis Bana, al-Khabir, Lahej, Tiban, Murlwani, Maur, and some others in Yemen, and Wadis Minsah, Daga, north of Jizan, Bani Sharfa, Gaanah, Alein Al-Harrah, Kudais, Al-Gassah, Al-Bagarah, and Haroub in Saudi Arabia.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).