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Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); ranganensis: Named for its type locality, Ranga River; an adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 119513)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
This species is distinguished from its congeners (with well developed transverse lobe and proboscis) by the following characters: with bilobed proboscis; with a moderate to large unicuspid acanthoid tubercle at the end of each lobe; lateral line scales 36-37; last branched ray of pelvic fin reaching to or exceeding posterior margin of anus, the anus to anal-fin distance 36-37% of pelvic-anal distance; transverse lobe with 14-21 conspicuous small to large unicuspid acanthoid tubercles; predorsal scales 11-12; transverse scale rows above the lateral line 3½ (Ref. 119513).
Inhabits medium to large dark to grayish brown boulders along the river banks with heavy sand deposits. The river with cool and clear, fast to moderate running water, the bed consists of flat boulders, pebbles, cobbles covered by slime algae, and somewhere heavy sand deposits. The river banks and uphill with small to large trees and shrubs. Associated species collected at the type locality includes Garra kalpangi, Tor putitora, Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, Barilius bendelisis, Schizothorax richardsonii, Chagunius chagunio, Aborichthys cataracta, Psilorhynchus balitora, and Schistura sp. (Ref. 119513).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Tamang, L., B. Sinha, S. Abujam and R. Kumar, 2019. Garra ranganensis, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Species 20:59-71. (Ref. 119513)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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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].
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
