| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| 2.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: Tashan Cave, Tigris River drainage in Iran. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10. Garra tashanensis is distinguished from all other congeners by the absence of pigment and eyes (vs. presence of eyes and pigments in all epigean species), by having a round mental disc (vs. absence of mental disc in G. typhlops; elliptical mental disc in G. lorestanensis), two pairs of barbels (vs. three pairs of barbels in the subterranean loaches, E. smithi and E. proudlovei; and one pair of barbels in G. variabilis), rostral cap well-developed (rostral cap poorly developed in G. lorestanensis), and rare scales on anterior body (vs. body fully covered by scales or scales restricted to lateral midline in G. widdowsoni; naked body in G. lorestanensis) (Ref. 115529). |
| Inhabits subterranean limestone cave (Ref. 115529). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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