• Title of article

    Research Article: Biodiversity and distribution of Garra species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran

  • Author/Authors

    Zamani-Faradonbe, M. Department of Natural Resources (Fisheries Division) - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, iran , Keivany, Y. Department of Natural Resources (Fisheries Division) - Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, iran

  • Pages
    16
  • From page
    276
  • To page
    291
  • Abstract
    The genus Garra, a cyprinid fish with eleven confirmed species, is distributed in many Iranian rivers, from western to eastern and southern Iran. Materials for this study were from available published data, data bank provided by Isfahan University of Technology Ichthyological Museum (IUT-IM), and sampling during 2017-2018. Three species, G. lorestanensis, G. typhlops and G. tashanensis live in subterranean waters but other species, such as G. amirhosseini, G. gymnothorax, G. mondica, G. nudiventris, G. persica, G. rossica, G. roseae and G. rufa live in surface waters.
  • Farsi abstract
    فاقد چكيده فارسي
  • Keywords
    Data bank , Garra , Subterranean , Iran
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences
  • Serial Year
    2021
  • Record number

    2681578