Garra smartae, the Hasik Garra,[1] is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra from Oman.[2] The specific name honours Emma Smart for her studies of the fish faunas of the wadis of the Arabian Peninsula. The original specific name smarti was amended to smartae to reflect the correct gender of the person being honoured.[3]
Garra smartae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Garra |
Species: | G. smartae
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Binomial name | |
Garra smartae | |
Synonyms | |
Garra smarti Krupp & Budd, 2009 (misspelling) |
References
edit- ^ a b Harrison, I.J. (2015). "Garra smarti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T203422A2765042. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T203422A2765042.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Garra smartae". FishBase.
- ^ "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily CYPRININAE (f-l)". The ETYFishProject Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.