A New Genus and Species of Cichlid Endemic to Southern Iran
- 23 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Ichthyology & Herpetology
- Vol. 1982 (1) , 28-37
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1444264
Abstract
IRANOCICHLA hormuzensis gen. et sp. nov. is described from Iranian waters draining to the Persian Gulf at the Straits of Hormuz. The new species is endemic to southern Iran. The closest relatives of Iranocichla are members of Tristramella of the Levant Rift Valley. Iranocichla is an inhabitant of small streams and rivers characterized by high temperatures and salinities. The absence of cichlids from the Arabian Peninsula and the Tigris-Euphrates basin is attributed to a combination of desiccation and limiting temperature conditions.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Persian GulfPublished by Springer Nature ,1973