Garra typhlops
Species of fish
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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]
| Garra typhlops | |
|---|---|
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 | |
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Iranocypris typhlops Bruun & Kaiser, 1944 | |
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]
