Typhlogarra widdowsoni

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]

Not to be confused with Iran cave barb.

Typhlogarra widdowsoni
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
Synonyms
  • Garra widdowsoni (Trewavas, 1955)

References
  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Garra widdowsoni" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.


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