Haditha Cavefish

Caecocypris basimi

A cave dwelling cyprinid of Iran and Iraq

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Small
Tropical fish

Haditha Cavefish is a freshwater fish of caves or underground water. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: A cave dwelling cyprinid of Iran and Iraq.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Caecocypris
Maximum length: 4.9 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: monotypic genus much rarer than Typhlogarra widdowsoni in the subterranean system in a sinkhole at the Sheik Hadid shrine, near Haditha (circa 34°4'N, 42°24'E) (Ref. 5326 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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