Garra lorestanensis, a new cave fish from the Tigris River drainage with remarks on the subterranean fishes in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Hamed MOUSAVI-SABET Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran.
Soheil EAGDERI Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran.
Abstract
The Iranian subterranean species are reviewed, diagnoses are presented for Garra typhlops and Paracobitis smithi, and a new species is described. Garra lorestanensis, new species, from Loven Cave, the Tigris River drainage in Iran, is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of characters, including lacking pigment and eyes, having a well-developed mental disc, two pairs of barbels, and naked body.
Keywords
Loven Cave, Iranocypris typhlops, Nemacheilus smithi, Middle East..
