13. Garra buettikeri Krupp, 1983 ― Asir Garra― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra buettikeri Krupp, 1983:595, fig. 21 [Wadi Turabah, Saudi Arabia, 20°29’N, 41°12’E, elevation 1470 meters; Holotype: NMBA 5552]. Synonyms: None .

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

General distribution. Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia: Asir Mountains including Wadis Turabah, Adama, Noval, Shumrukh, Abalah, Noaman, Abha, Buwah, Al-Arj, and Al-Bagarah (Lyon et al. 2016; Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Vulnerable (VU).