''Garra smarti'' is a species of

cyprinid fish Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ...

in the genus '' Garra'' from Oman. The specific name honours Emma Smart for her studies of the fish faunas of the wadis of the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

. The original

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''smarti'' was amended to ''smartae'' to reflect the correct gender of the person being honoured.

References

Garra Fish described in 2009 {{Garra-stub