Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 103, July 2013, pp. 1-25.

12 references, and searching the Internet, I came finally to a conclusion that we are in front of a new Doctor Fish subspecies from Wadi Qana Nature Reserve springs and pools, Salfit Governorate, State of Palestine. I gave it the scientific name Garra rufa wadiqana, new subspecies. The subspecies name “wadiqana” is for Wadi Qana, Salfit Governorate, State of Palestine. Garra rufa wadiqana , new subspecies: Scientific trinomial name: Garra rufa wadiqana Khalaf, 2013 Authority: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. Common Names: Palestine Doctor Fish, Wadi Qana Doctor Fish. Holotype: Grwq-1, Male, 12.00 cm, Beit Sahour Natural History Museum Collection, Beit Sahour, State of Palestine. Location: Ain Al Basa Spring, Wadi Qana Nature Reserve, Salfit Governorate, State of Palestine. Date of capture: 8th July, 2013. Taxon profile << Go back one level - Garra rufa - Doctor Fish subspecies Palestine Doctor Fish Garra rufa wadiqana Khalaf, 2013 kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Actinopterygii - rayfinned fishes » orderCypriniformes » family Cyprinidae - minnows and carps » genus Garra - garras Other names = Wadi Qana Doctor Fish BioLib.cz.Biological Library Classification. http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1059609/ Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 103 – July 2013

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