A new record of Iranian subterranean fishes reveals the potential presence of a large freshwater aquifer in the Zagros Mountains

A new record of Iranian subterranean fishes reveals the potential presence of a large freshwater aquifer in the Zagros Mountains

A new locality is reported for the Iranian subterranean fishes Garra typhlops and Garra lorestanensis (and probably Eidinemacheilus smithi), near the village Tuveh in the Dez River drainage. The site is 31 km straight‐line distance away from the only other known locality where these species have bee...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied ichthyology 2019-12, Vol.35 (6), p.1269-1275
Hauptverfasser: Vatandoust, Saber, Mousavi‐Sabet, Hamed, Geiger, Matthias F., Freyhof, Jörg
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aquifer systems
Aquifers
cyprinidae
cytochrome oxidase i
distribution
Drainage
Drainage systems
Freshwater
freshwater fish
Inland water environment
Mountains
New records
Rivers
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Zusammenfassung:A new locality is reported for the Iranian subterranean fishes Garra typhlops and Garra lorestanensis (and probably Eidinemacheilus smithi), near the village Tuveh in the Dez River drainage. The site is 31 km straight‐line distance away from the only other known locality where these species have been observed previously. The finding suggests the presence of a sizeable subterranean aquifer system in the Tigris drainage extending for between 31 and 162 km.
ISSN:0175-8659
1439-0426
DOI:10.1111/jai.13964