Carasobarbus exulatus

8. Carasobarbus exulatus (Banister & Clarke, 1977) ―Hadhramaut Himri― Endemic Taxonomy. Original description: Barbus exulatus Banister & Clarke, 1977:116, fig. 5; Pl. 1 [Qasam, Wadi Hadhramaut, 16°10’N, 49°04’E, southern Yemen; Holotype: BMNH 1976.4.7.299]. Synonyms: None. Status in the Arabian Peninsula. Recorded from Yemen in original description by Banister & Clarke (1977); confirmed by Alkahem & Behnke (1983); Krupp (1983); Krupp (1985); Borkenhagen & Krupp (2013), and Freyhof et al. (2020). General distribution. Wadi Hajr and upper Wadi Hadhramaut drainage, Yemen. Habitat: freshwater. Distribution in the Arabian Peninsula: Yemen: Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Qasam, Wadi Idim/Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghuraf, Wadi Ḩaḑramawt at Ghayl Umar, probably Wadi Marran in Wadi Aḩwar system, Wadi al Khun, Wadi al Masilah at al Hind, Wadi Idim at Ghayl ‘Umar near Arḑ ar Raydah, Wadi Mara in Wadi Dawan system (Borkenhagen & Krupp 2013; Freyhof et al. 2020). Economic importance. Locally consumed, but of no commercial importance. Conservation. Endangered (EN).Published as part of Esmaeili, Hamid Reza & Hamidan, Neshat, 2023, Inland fishes of the Arabian Peninsula: Review and a revised checklist, pp. 201-226 in Zootaxa 5330 (2) on pages 207-208, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/824931