Iranocypris
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Iranocypris typhlops, the Iran cave barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family, the only member of the monotypic
genus Iranocypris. It is endemic to Iran
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Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus Iranocypris. It is endemic to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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