Garra tashanensis

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.[1]

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[1]

Description

Garra tashanensis lacks pigment and eyes, its anterior body has few scales.[1]

Etymology

The species tashanensis is named after Tashan region, where the Tashan Cave is located.[1]

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.


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