79. Garra elegans (Günther, 1868)

Common name. Mesopotamian garra

Taxonomy. Original description: Tylognathus elegans Günther, 1868: 64 [Mesopotamia?; no types known] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Freyhof (2016).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Gel cheragh–e ziba.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022); but needs confirmation by specimens for Iran.—Iran material: None.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.