Garra dunsirei
| Garra dunsirei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 Cyprinidae family. 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
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Garra dunsirei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- ↑ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 17. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
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