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Garra hexagonarostris Nebeshwar, Rameshori & Prabina, 2024 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 13.39 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 32-32. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: a transverse lobe with 13-35 small- to medium sized conical tubercles; a prominent, unilobed, hexagon-shaped proboscis with five large-sized conical acanthoid tubercles on anterior margin and three or four medium-sized conical acanthoid tubercles on anteroventral marginal aspect; lateral surface of snout swollen with 8-18 small tubercles; depressed rostral surface of snout flat and creased; 28-29 + 3 = 31-32 lateral-line scales; 8½ branched dorsal-fin rays; 5½ branched anal-fin rays; lack of labella (Ref. 132498). | |||
| Biology: | This species inhabits the fast-flowing riffle zones of streams or rivers, where the substrate is composed of gravel and exposed bedrock (Ref. 132498). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||