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Mahi Kur Cave
Mahi Kur Cave is a cave located in Lorestan province in Papi district, near a village called Levan. This cave is the only national natural monument of Lorestan province and was registered in 2006. There are two rare and unique specimens of blind fish in this cave that have not been found anywhere else in the world. These fish have no eyesight and are completely blind. They do not have any traces of outside eyes and are known as Garra typhlops since they live in groundwater and in dark caves. The discovery of Mahi Kur Cave In 1930, two Danish naturalists came to Papi district with the executors of the Tehran-South Railway project. After investigating the tributaries of the Sirom River and Kairud Stream, they arrived at a water hole near the village of Levan and encountered with a type of blind fish. They took several specimens of the blind fish to their country and registered them as " Iranocypris" and apparently refuse to reveal the location of the fish. On June 17, 1951, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops
''Typhlops'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. Some species which were formerly placed in the genus ''Typhlops'' have been moved to the genera ''Afrotyphlops, Amerotyphlops, Anilios, Antillotyphlops, Argyrophis, Cubatyphlops, Indotyphlops, Letheobia, Madatyphlops, Malayotyphlops'', and ''Xerotyphlops''. Species ''*) Not including the nominate subspecies.'' ) Type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specim .... References External links * Further reading * Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". ''Caribbean Herpetology'' 49: 1-61. (''Amerotyphlops, Antillotyphlops, Asiatyphlops, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirom
Sirom ( fa, سيرم, also Romanized as Sīrom and Sīrūm) is a village in Tang-e Haft Rural District, Papi District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 31, in 8 families. References Populated places in Khorramabad County {{Khorramabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang-e Haft Rural District
Tang-e Haft Rural District ( fa, دهستان تنگ هفت) is a rural district (''dehestan'') in Papi District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 2,046, in 464 families. The rural district has 42 villages. References Rural Districts of Lorestan Province Khorramabad County {{Khorramabad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andimeshk
Andimeshk ( fa, اندیمشک, also Romanized as Āndīmeshḵ) is a city and capital of Andimeshk County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. Andimeshk is located about north of Shush, on the main road and the rail line between Tehran and Ahvaz. The name first appears in cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia from the Ur III period (21st to 20th century BCE) in the form "Adamshakh", with a probable meaning "Crocodile (Town)". Later it was called "Andamaska" or "Andimaska", meaning "plenty of butter"; local villages like Gheel-AB and Lour and two fortresses were added to it. Iranica /ref> The city was en route to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorud
Dorud ( fa, دورود, also Romanized as Dorūd, Dūrūd, and Dow Rūd) is a city in and capital of Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 121,638 persons. Protests in 2017 At least 5 people were killed in Dorud on 30 December during 2017 Iranian protests. The New York Times reported 2 people killed in Dorud on 20 December during 2017 Iranian protests. In an interview on state television, the Deputy Governor of Lorestan Province blamed demonstration violence on “enemies of the revolution, Takfiri groups and foreign agents…No shots were fired by the police and security forces.” Photo gallery File:پل امام خمینی دورود.jpg, Imam Khomeini Bridge Dorud county File:آبشار بیشه0001.jpg, Bisheh Waterfall Dorud county File:شهرستان دورود در شب0001.jpg, Dorud city at night File:دریاچه گهر دورود0002.jpg, Gahar Lake Dorud county File:قطار دورود0002.jpg, Dorud train File:کوه پ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahvaz
Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is home to Persians, Arabs, Bakhtiaris, Dezfulis, Shushtaris, and others. Languages spoken in the area include Persian and Arabic, as well as dialects of Luri ( Bakhtiari), Dezfuli, Shushtari, and others. One of the 2 navigable rivers of Iran alongside the Arvand Rud ( Shatt al-Arab), the Karun, passes through the middle of the city. Ahvaz has a long history, dating back to the Achaemenid period. In ancient times, the city was one of the main centers of the Academy of Gondishapur. Etymology The word Ahvaz is a Persianized form of the Arabic "Ahwaz," which, in turn, is derived from an older Persian word. The Dehkhoda Dictionary specifically defines the "Suq-al-Ahvaz" as "Market of the Khuzis", where "Suq" is the Elamite word for market, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigments (biology)
Biological pigments, also known simply as pigments or biochromes, are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective color absorption. Biological pigments include plant pigments and flower pigments. Many biological structures, such as skin, eyes, feathers, fur and hair contain pigments such as melanin in specialized cells called chromatophores. In some species, pigments accrue over very long periods during an individual's lifespan. Pigment color differs from structural color in that it is the same for all viewing angles, whereas structural color is the result of selective reflection or iridescence, usually because of multilayer structures. For example, butterfly wings typically contain structural color, although many butterflies have cells that contain pigment as well. Biological pigments See conjugated systems for electron bond chemistry that causes these molecules to have pigment. * Heme/porphyrin-based: chlorophyll, bilirubin, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemacheilus
''Nemacheilus'' is a genus of stone loaches native to Asia. Species There are currently 44 recognized species in this genus: * '' Nemacheilus anguilla'' Annandale, 1919 (eel loach) * '' Nemacheilus arenicolus'' Kottelat, 1998 * '' Nemacheilus banar'' Freyhof & Serov, 2001 * '' Nemacheilus binotatus'' H. M. Smith, 1933 * '' Nemacheilus chrysolaimos'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * '' Nemacheilus cleopatra'' Freyhof & Serov, 2001 * '' Nemacheilus corica'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) (''incertae sedis'', most likely in this genus) * '' Nemacheilus doonensis'' ( Tilak & Husain, 1977) * '' Nemacheilus drassensis'' ( Tilak, 1990) * '' Nemacheilus elegantissimus'' P. K. Chin & Samat, 1992 * '' Nemacheilus fasciatus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) (Barred loach) * '' Nemacheilus inglisi'' Hora, 1935 * '' Nemacheilus jaklesii'' ( Bleeker, 1852) (''species inquirenda'' in this genus) * '' Nemacheilus kaimurensis'' Husain & Tilak, 1998 (''incertae sedis'', most likely in this genus) * '' Nemacheilus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stream
A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams are usually called rivers, while smaller, less voluminous and more intermittent streams are known as streamlets, brooks or creeks. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface runoff (from precipitation or meltwater), daylighted subterranean water, and surfaced groundwater ( spring water). The surface and subterranean water are highly variable between periods of rainfall. Groundwater, on the other hand, has a relatively constant input and is controlled more by long-term patterns of precipitation. The stream encompasses surface, subsurface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls. Streams are important as conduits in the water cycle, instruments in groundw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paracobitis Smithi
''Eidinemacheilus smithi'', also known as the Zagroz blind loach, is a species of loach in the family Nemacheilidae. This cavefish is endemic to an aquifer in the Karun River drainage in the Zagros Mountains of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ....Segherloo, I.H., Ghaedrahmati, N. & Freyhof, J. (2021 ): ''Eidinemacheilus'', a new generic name for ''Noemacheilus smithi'' Greenwood (Teleostei; Nemacheilidae). ''Zootaxa, 4147 (4): 466-476.'' It is named after British explorer Anthony Smith, who collected the type specimens. There are three other known cavefish species in Iran: '' Garra lorestanensis'', '' G. tashanensis'' and '' G. typhlops''. References Cave fish Nemacheilidae Fauna of Iran Fish described in 1976 Endemic fauna of Iran Taxonomy articles c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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