| Main Ref. | Nebeshwar, K., W. Vishwanath and D.N. Das, 2009 |
| Appearance refers to | |
| Bones in OsteoBase |
| Specialized organs | |
| Different appearance | |
| Different colors | |
| Remarks |
| Striking features | |
| Body shape lateral | elongated |
| Cross section | |
| Dorsal head profile | |
| Type of eyes | |
| Type of mouth/snout | |
| Position of mouth | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Differs from the sympatric species Garra arupi in possessing the following features: predorsal scales 14-15 (vs. 11-12); branched dorsal fin rays 6 (vs. 7); branched anal fin rays 4 (vs. 5); transverse scales between the anal fin origin and the lateral line 4½ (vs. 3½); presence of a W-shaped color band on the caudal fin (vs. absence); presence of a rostral lobe on the snout (vs. absence); absence of a transverse band of tubercles on the snout tip (vs. presence); and vent to anal distance 37.3-40.2 (vs. 52.6-60.0%) pelvic to anal distance (Ref. 81034). Predorsal scales14-15; no scales on chest (Ref. 93557). |
| Ease of Identification |
| Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | |
| Pored lateral line scales | 34 - 35 |
| Scales in lateral series | |
| Scale rows above lateral line | |
| Scale rows below lateral line | |
| Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
| Barbels | |
| Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
| Gill rakers | |
| on lower limb | |
| on upper limb | |
| total | 12 - 12 |
| Vertebrae | |
| preanal | |
| total |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal |
| Ventral | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total | |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes |
| Fins number | |
| Spines total | |
| Soft-rays total |
| Pectoral | Attributes |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays | |
| Pelvics | Attributes |
| Position | |
| Spines | |
| Soft-rays |