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Native wadi fish under threat

Diminished water tables, the introduction of non-native fish and pollution is affecting the survival of an indigenous fish species.Colloquially known as wadi fish after their habitat, the first study of this species is currently under way and results so far have spread light on the threats mountain ecosystems and endemic species are facing here.

The main study site for this fish is in the catchment of Wadi Wurayah near Fujairah, which covers an area of 129 square kilometres.

Sixty-eight freshwater wadi pool habitats have been mapped in the last 18 months which range from small, isolated pools to extensive, flowing streams. The largest habitat is a water fall which at 8 metres high is the highest perennial waterfall in the UAE… SOURCE

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