Iran cave barb (Iranocypris typhlops)

Scientific name: Iranocypris typhlops Bruun & Kaiser, 1944

The Iran cave barb (Iranocypris typhlops) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, endemic to the River Tigris, Iran.

Biology

Cave-restricted fish. Max. length (Yazdan Keivany, pers. comm., 2003).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Iranocypris typhlops
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Asia: endemic to the River Tigris, Iran.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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