Arabian Himri

Figure 1.Carasobarbus apoensis, holotype (BMNH 1976.4.7:166) from a permanent stream near Khamīs Mushayt, © The Natural History Museum, London.

Figure 2.Carasobarbus apoensis, live specimen from Wādī Turabah.

Figure 3.Ventral view of the head and chest. A Carasobarbus apoensis (SMF 30167, 108.6 mm SL) B Carasobarbus canis (SMF 33135, 108.3 mm SL) C Carasobarbus chantrei (SMF 33133, 122.9 mm SL) D Carasobarbus exulatus (SMF 33109, 103.7 mm SL) E Carasobarbus fritschii (SMF 33446, 89.6 mm SL) F Carasobarbus harterti (SMF 33368, 93.6 mm SL) G Carasobarbus kosswigi (SMF 30173, 107.1 mm SL) H Carasobarbus luteus (SMF 30176, 120.7 mm SL) I Carasobarbus sublimus (SMF 33118, 80.2 mm SL), pictures resized to facilitate comparison.

Figure 4.Last unbranched dorsal-fin ray length / head length; TES = Tigris-Euphrates system.

Figure 5.Striation pattern of scales taken from anteriour part of the boby above lateral line. A Carasobarbus apoensis B Carasobarbus canis C Carasobarbus chantrei D Carasobarbus exulatus E Carasobarbus fritschii F Carasobarbus harterti G Carasobarbus kosswigi H Carasobarbus luteus I Carasobarbus sublimus.

Figure 6.Pharyngeal bone. A Carasobarbus apoensis (SMF 30168, 190.1 mm SL) B Carasobarbus canis (SMF 30175, 168.7 mm SL) C Carasobarbus chantrei (SMF 33133, 165.9 mm SL) D Carasobarbus exulatus (SMF 33107, 170.1 mm SL) E Carasobarbus fritschii (SMF 33405, 147.2 mm SL) F Carasobarbus harterti (SMF 33396, 105.9 mm SL) G Carasobarbus kosswigi (SMF 30174, 141.5 mm SL) H Carasobarbus luteus (SMF 30179, 143.4 mm SL). Scale bar = 3 mm.

Figure 7.Map of the distribution of Carasobarbus apoensis, Carasobarbus canis, Carasobarbus chantrei, Carasobarbus exulatus, Carasobarbus kosswigi, Carasobarbus luteus, and Carasobarbus sublimus.