Garra typhlops | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Garra |
Species: | G. typhlops |
Binomial name | |
Garra typhlops (Bruun & E. W. Kaiser, 1944) | |
Synonyms | |
Iranocypris typhlopsBruun & Kaiser, 1944 |
Garra typhlops, also known as the Iran cave barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to caves in Iran. Like other cave-adapted fish, it is blind and lacks pigmentation. [2] [3]
Three other cave-adapted fish species are known from Iran: Garra lorestanensis , G. tashanensis and the Zagroz blind loach (Eidinemacheilus smithi). [4] [5] [6] In the general region there are three additional cavefish species, all Iraqi cypriniforms: Eidinemacheilus proudlovei, Caecocypris basimi , and Garra widdowsoni . [7] [8]