Garra lorestanensis

Garra lorestanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. lorestanensis
Binomial name
Garra lorestanensis

Garra lorestanensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra known from the Loven Cave, the natural outlet of a subterranean limestone system of the Zagros Mountains in the Ab-e Sirum or Ab-e Serum Valley near Tang-e Haft railway station, the Tigris River drainage, the Persian Gulf Basin, Lorestan Province, southwestern Iran.

Etymology

The species name lorestanensis, treated as an adjective, is derived from Lorestan Province, where the Loven cave is located.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hamed Mousavi-Sabet & Soheil Eagderi, 2016. Garra lorestanensis, a new cave fish from the Tigris River drainage with remarks on the subterranean fishes in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). FishTaxa 2016 (1)1: 45–54, PDF