''Garra smarti'' is a species of
cyprinid fish
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 ...
in the genus ''
Garra'' from Oman.
[ The specific name honours Emma Smart for her studies of the fish faunas of the wadis of the ]Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...
. The original specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
''smarti'' was amended to ''smartae'' to reflect the correct gender of the person being honoured.
References
Garra
Fish described in 2009
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