''Garra dunsirei'', the Tawi Atair garra, is a species of
ray-finned fish in the family
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
. This
cavefish lacks pigmentation and is found only in pools near Tawi Atair in
Dhofar,
Oman. Unlike the cave form of the related
Oman garra (''G. barreimiae''), ''G. dunsirei'' has normal eyes.
[Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 17. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ]
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Cave fish
Garra
Fish described in 1987
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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