Iranocypris
| Iranocypris typhlops | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Iranocypris Bruun & Kaiser, 1944 |
| Species: | I. typhlops |
| Binomial name | |
| Iranocypris typhlops Bruun & Kaiser, 1944 | |
Iranocypris typhlops, the Iran cave barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, the only member of the monotypic genus Iranocypris. It is endemic to Iran where only found in caves. Like other cave-adapted fish, it is blind and lacks pigmentation.
See also
- Paracobitis smithi – a stone loach endemic to caves in Iran
- Typhlogarra widdowsoni – a barb endemic to caves in Iraq
References
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Iranocypris typhlops. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Iranocypris typhlops" in FishBase. August 2011 version.