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Etymology / Derivation of the Scientific Name
The Genus name Garra is native from Burma (Myanmar) and means a “big nose”; the rhino horn fish from Burma. The species Latin name rufa means “red”, referring to the reddish body colouration. The Arabic subspecies name wadiqana refers to “Wadi Qana” Nature Reserve, Salfit Governorate, State of Palestine where the new subspecies was discovered.

The Palestine Doctor Fish Discoverer Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa collecting the fish at Ain Al Basa Spring, Wadi Qana Nature Reserve, Salfit Governorate, State of Palestine. 08.07.2013. Photograph by: Nora Norman Ali Khalaf. http://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/9477904306/

Conclusion: After studying and examining the Garra rufa Fish at Wadi Qana Nature Reserve springs and pools, and comparing with the different Doctor Fish subspecies, and referring to many zoological

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 103 – July 2013