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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with a bilobed proboscis; black spot at the upper angle of the gill opening; transverse scale rows 3½/1/3; circumpeduncular scales 16; predorsal scales 9-10; lateral line scales 32-33 (Ref. 128953).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ezung, S., B. Shangningam and P.P. Pankaj, 2020. A new fish species of the genus Garra (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Brahmaputra basin, Nagaland, India. Journal of Experimental Zoology of India 23(2):1333-1339. (Ref. 128953)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).