in Turkey due to concerns of overharvesting. Despite its ability to survive in polluted waters, the species requires clean, well-oxygenated and moving waters to thrive in an aquarium. For treatment of skin diseases, aquarium specimens are not well-suited as the skin-feeding behavior fully manifests only under conditions where the food supply can be scarce and unpredictable. See also Cleaner fish References Garra Animal-assisted therapy Freshwater fish of Asia Fish of Western Asia Fish described in 1843 Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel