💧 Freshwater
Critically Endangered
🌡️ Temperate
Iraq blind barb
Garra widdowsoni Trewavas, 1955
📖 Overview
Co-exists with another cave fish species, Caecocypris basimi, in a sinkhole at the Sheik Hadid Shrine .
Scientific Name
Garra widdowsoni
Authority
Trewavas, 1955
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
CR
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
19.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae
Genus
Garra
Garra
Species
Iraq blind barb
Garra widdowsoni
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Iraq blind barb is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Iraq blind barb is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory. Temperate; 34°N - 33°N
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Migration
Non-migratory
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00794 × L3.04
(TL)
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2013
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
19.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Trewavas, 1955
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Iraq blind barb.
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