12. Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 ―Orange ear Garra, Buraimi Garra― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956:262, figs. 1-4 [ Buraimi, Oman; Holotype: ANSP 72129 (missing)] . Synonyms: Garra barreimiae shawkahensis Banister & Clarke, 1977 .

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Oman in original description by Fowler & Steinitz (1956); confirmed by Freyhof et al. (2020), Esmaeili et al. (2022), and Sayyadzadeh et al. (2023), respectively.

General distribution. Middle East: both flanks of the northern Hajar Mountains (Oman and United Arab Emirates). Habitat: freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula. Oman and United Arab Emirates. Both flanks of the northern Hajar Mountains, Wadi Ajran, Wadi Al-Juwayf, Wadi Faidh at Shinas, Wadi Qahfi, Al Hayyal and Khutwa (Freyhof et al. 2020; Esmaeili et al. 2022).

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Least Concern (LC).