Biodiversity and distribution of Garra spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran

The genus Garra, a cyprinid fish with ten confirmed species, distributed in many Iranian rivers, from western to eastern and southern Iran. Materials for this study are 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; G. amirhosseini, G. gymnothorax, G. mondica, G. nudiventris, G. persica, G. rossica and G. rufa, live in surface waters. This study provides basic information on the biodiversity and distribution of Garra spp. in Iranian inland waters.

Doctor fish, Garra rufa, Garra typhlops, Garra lorestanensis, Garra tashanensis