Garra elegans (Günther, 1868)

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: drainage systems of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-6. This species is distinguished from its closely related congeners G. amirhosseini, G. mondica, G. persica. G. rufa in having a shallow mental disc completely fused with the chin (vs. mental disc fully developed and structured), tubercles on the head absent (vs. present) and a naked breast and belly (vs. belly covered by scales, breast naked or covered by scales) (Ref. 128956).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 March 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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