Caecocypris basimi

Common name. Haditha cavefish.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other subterranean fishes in West Asia by: ● barbels absent / ○ no gular disc. Size up to 49 mm SL.

Distribution . Iraq: aquifer near Haditha, accessible through a well about 3 m below Shaikh Hadeed.

Habitat. Underground waters.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. CR; possibly extinct. An attempt to locate this species in 2012 was unsuccessful.

Remarks. Coexists with Garra widdowsoni .

Further reading. Banister & Bunni 1980 (description).