Garra typhlops
| Garra typhlops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. typhlops |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra typhlops (Bruun & E. W. Kaiser, 1944) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Iranocypris typhlops Bruun & Kaiser, 1944 | |
Garra typhlops, also known as the Iran cave barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Iran where only found in caves. Like other cave-adapted fish, it is blind and lacks pigmentation.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Garra typhlops" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ Farashi, A., Kaboli, M., Rezaei, H.R., Naghavi, M.R., Rahimian, H. & Coad, B.W. (2014): Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Iranocypris typhlops Bruun & Kaiser, 1944 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys, 374: 69-77.
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