| Typhlogarra widdowsoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Typhlogarra Trewavas, 1955 |
| Species: | T. widdowsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlogarra widdowsoni Trewavas, 1955 | |
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Typhlogarra widdowsoni or Garra widdowsoni, the Iraq blind barb or Haditha cave garra, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to underground water systems near Haditha in Iraq.[1][2] Although traditionally placed in its own genus Typhlogarra, this is not supported by genetic evidence,[3][4] leading to its move to Garra.[2] This cavefish is considered critically endangered because of water extraction, which has lowered the groundwater level.[1] Once abundant, a survey in 2012 found that it now was very rare.[1] Another species from the same place, Caecocypris basimi, may already be extinct.[5] The only other known cavefish in Iraq is Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Freyhof, J. (2014). "Typhlogarra widdowsoni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T22601A19006932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T22601A19006932.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Garra widdowsoni" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Hamidan, N.H.; M.F. Geiger; J. Freyhof (2014). "Garra jordanica, a new species from the Dead Sea basin with remarks on the relationship of G. ghorensis, G. tibanica and G. rufa (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 25 (3): 223–236.
- ^ Esmaeli, H.R.; G. Sayyadzadeh; B.W. Coad; S. Eagderi. "Review of the genus Garra Hamilton, 1822 in Iran with description of a new species: a morpho-molecular approach (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)". Iran. J. Ichthyol. 3 (2): 82–121.
- ^ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Caecocypris basimi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T3450A19006223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3450A19006223.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Abdullah, Y.S.; Ararat, K.; Ibrahim, H.; & Geiger, M.F. (2016): Eidinemacheilus proudlovei, a new subterranean loach from Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei; Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4173 (3): 225-236.