Caecocypris basimi

Caecocypris basimi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Caecocypris
Banister & Bunni, 1980
Species: C. basimi
Binomial name
Caecocypris basimi
Banister & Bunni, 1980

Caecocypris basimi is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Iraq, only occurring near Haditha. It is the only member of its genus. The species is classed as Critically endangered, possibly extinct, by the IUCN.[1]

References

These fishes were collected by me "Dr Basim M Al Azzawi" in October 21, 1977 from a sink hole at Sheik Hadid in Haditha, Iraq. The species lives together with another endemic blind fish Teyphlogara widdowsoni. The holotype is deposited at the British Museum of Natural history and some locotypes at the Australian Museum, Sydney. I think there will be more blind fishes located about 20 km west of Hadeitha town in another sink hole. See publication "A new blind cyprinid fish from Iraq" By K.E. Banister & M.K. Bunni. Bull. Br. Mus.nat Hist (Zool.)38 (3): 151-158


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