Garra

Key to species of Garra View in CoL View at ENA in the Persian Gulf basin

1a Subterranean species, body whitish or pink; eye absent........................................................ 2

1b Epigean species, body brown or grey, usually mottled; eye fully developed....................................... 3

2a Mental disc absent; body naked................................................................. G. typhlops View in CoL

2a Mental disc present; body fully covered by scales or scales restricted to lateral midline.................... G. widdowsoni View in CoL

3a One pair of barbels.......................................................................... G. variabilis View in CoL

3b Two pairs of barbels................................................................................... 4

4a Usually 8+8 branched caudal-fin rays............................................................... G. persica View in CoL

4b Usually 9+8 branched caudal-fin rays...................................................................... 5

5a Breast, anterior belly and mid-dorsal area in front of dorsal-fin origin naked, usually 7½ branched dorsal-fin rays G. mondica

5b Mid-dorsal area in front of dorsal-fin origin always covered by scales; breast and belly usually covered by scales, naked in few populations; usually 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays....................................................... G. rufa View in CoL