- Conservation Status
- Near Threatened
- Location
- Hawraman (Tawella and Balkha) Governorate: Halabja
- Nearest City
- Halabja
- Coordinates
- 35.251024, 45.972171
This species inhabits freshwater streams, including those modified by human activities. In the Kurdistan Region, it is a relatively rare species, recorded only from the Hawraman area of Halabja Governorate and Penjween in Sulaymaniyah Governorate. Habitat loss, pollution, anthropogenic pressures, and climate change are the key threats facing this species in the Kurdistan Region.
Project contributors: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed.
Photo Credit: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed