Abstract
Garra chebera, a new cyprinid species from Womba basin in south western Ethiopia, is described. It is
unique among African Garra in possession of 2 simple and 13 branched rays on the pectoral fin and 1 simple
and 8 branched rays on the pelvic fin. In addition, it is distinguished from African congeners by the following
combination o f features: distinct black spot at the speculum on the first lateral line scale; well-developed,
large papillate disc; fully scaled predorsal region and scaled post pelvic region; unscaled ehest and
belly; vent located close to anal fin (vent distance 13.2-24.2 mm; mean 18% o f the distance between anal
and pelvic fin origins).