Biology:Garra dunsirei

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Short description: Species of fish

Garra dunsirei
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. dunsirei
Binomial name
Garra dunsirei
Banister, 1987

Garra dunsirei, the Tawi Atair garra, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. This cavefish lacks pigmentation and is found only in pools near Tawi Atair in Dhofar, Oman. Unlike the cave form of the related Oman garra (G. barreimiae), G. dunsirei has normal eyes.[2]

Sources

  1. Harrison, I.J. (2015). "Garra dunsirei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T8917A3148029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T8917A3148029.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8917/3148029. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 17. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN:978-1402000768

Wikidata ☰ Q305826 entry