4. Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem & Behnke, 1983 ―Arabian Bream― Endemic

Taxonomy. Original description: Acanthobrama hadiyahensis Coad, Alkahem & Behnke, 1983:1, fig. 1 [ Wadi Hadiyah, near Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia, about 25°33’N, 38°44’E; Holotype: NMC 82-0110A]. Synonyms: None

Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from the Arabian Peninsula in original description by Coad et al. (1983); by confirmed by Hamidan & Aloufi (2014), Hamidan & Shobrak (2019), and Freyhof et al. (2020).

General distribution. Khaibar and northern Hijaz, Saudi Arabia. Habitat: Freshwater.

Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, in springs of Wadi Hadiya in the Khaibar region, and the Qusaiba’a Dam (locally known as Sadd Al-Bint) in Al-Thamad area of Khaibar (Hamidan & Al-Aoufi 2014; Hamidan & Shobrak 2019; Freyhof et al. 2020).

Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance.

Conservation. Critically Endangered (CR).