Garra tashanensis

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| authority = Mousavi-Sabet, Vatandoust, Fatemi & Eagderi, 2016MOUSAVI-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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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.

Description

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

Etymology

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

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