Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Garra barreimiae, the Oman garra, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the mountains of northern Oman and in the United Arab Emirates. Most populations inhabit wadis, streams, pools and springs, but one population which lives in a cave system, is known as Omani blind cave fish, and has lost its sight and pigmentation. The only other cave fish in the Arabian Peninsula is the Tawi Atair garra (G. dunsirei), but it has normal eyes.
Wikipedia contributors, Garra barreimiae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:34:17.070576+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
- Name authority
- Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Garra
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusGarra Hamilton, 1822
- speciesGarra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Garra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Garra abhoyai Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra aethiopica (Pellegrin, 1927) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra allostoma Roberts, 1990 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra alticaputus Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra annandalei Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra bispinosa Zhang, 2005 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra blanfordii (Boulenger, 1901) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra cambodgiensis (Tirant, 1883) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra ceylonensis Bleeker, 1863 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra chaudhurii Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra compressus Kosygin & Vishwanath, 1998 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra congoensis Poll, 1959 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Garra barreimiae barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 Fowler & Steinitz, 1956 | synonym |
| Garra barreimiae shawkahensis Banister & Clarke, 1977 Banister & Clarke, 1977 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Fowler, F. W., & Steinitz, H. (1956). Fishes from Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Oman. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel, 5B (3–4): 260–292. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FBGY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.