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Paracobitis smithi
(Greenwood, 1976) |
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Blind loach |
Common Name: Blind loach (E).
Etymology: smithi (L) after Anthony Smith who
collected the first specimens.
Major Synonyms: Noemacheilus smithi (original
description) (Nalbant & Bianco 1998).
History: First collected in April 1976. |
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Morphological Characteristics:
Troglomorphic Characters:
Eye Condition:
No externally visible eyes.
Pigmentation: Depigmented.
Scales: Scaleless.
Swim (gas) bladder: No information available.
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Distribution:
Iran: Lorestan (Khorramabad) province. Zagros mountains: Ab-i-Serum Valley
near Tang-e-haft railway station: Baq-e-Loveh Oasis: a natural well at
Kaaje-Ru (33o 05' N, 48o 36' E) (for full locality
description see Coad 1996). |
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| Habitat and
Ecology: The well-like water resurgence in which it has been found
seems to be the result of a collapsed subterranean system. This is
probably part of a larger but complex, narrow, and inaccessible network of
underground waters. Syntopic with Iranocypris typhlops. |
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Food and Feeding: No
information available. |
| Reproduction and Development:
No information available. |
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Other Behaviors: No
information available. |
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Conservation
Status:
Major Threats:
No information available. |
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Conservation Plans: No
information available. |
| Phylogenetic Relationships:
No information available. |
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