en Ecology Ecology پژوهشي Orginal research papers The genus <em>Garra,</em> a cyprinid fish with eleven confirmed species, is distributed in many Iranian rivers, from western to eastern and southern Iran. Materials for this study were from available published data, data bank provided by Isfahan University of Technology Ichthyological Museum (IUT-IM), and sampling during 2017-2018. Three species, <em>G. lorestanensis</em>, <em>G. typhlops</em> and <em>G. tashanensis</em> live in subterranean waters but other species, such as <em>G. amirhosseini</em>, <em>G. gymnothorax, G. mondica</em>, <em>G. nudiventris</em>, <em>G. persica</em>, <em>G. rossica</em>, <em>G. roseae</em> and <em>G. rufa</em> live in surface waters.<strong><span dir="RTL"></span></strong> Data bank, Garra, Subterranean, Iran 276 291 http://jifro.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3222-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 M. Zamani-Faradonbe m.zamanif68@gmail.com 100319475328460039235 100319475328460039235 Yes Department of Natural Resources (Fisheries Division), Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran Y. Keivany keivany@cc.iut.ac.ir 100319475328460039236 100319475328460039236 No Department of Natural Resources (Fisheries Division), Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran