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Garra tashanensis

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Species of fish

Garra tashanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra
Species: G. tashanensis
Binomial name
Garra tashanensis
Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Fatemi & Eagderi, 2016

Garra tashanensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. This cavefish is endemic to the Tashan Cave located in the Tashan region of Khuzestan Province, Iran.

Description

Garra tashanensis lacks pigment and eyes, its anterior body has few scales.

Etymology

The species tashanensis is named after Tashan region, where the Tashan Cave is located.

References

  1. ^ MOUSAVI-SABET, Hamed, et al. “Tashan Cave a New Cave Fish Locality for Iran; and Garra Tashanensis, a New Blind Species from the Tigris River Drainage (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).” FISHTAXA(2016) 1(3): 133-148, http://www.fishtaxa.com/index.php/ft/article/view/1-3-3.
Taxon identifiers
Garra tashanensis


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