Garra panitvongi, Redtail Garra

Garra panitvongi Tangjitjaroen, Randall, Tongnunui, Boyd & Page, 2023

Redtail Garra
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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); panitvongi: Named after Dr. Nonn Panitvong for his tremendous contributions on the fishes of Thailand, particularly through his 2020 book, A Photographic Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Thailand; noun in genetive case.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: western Thailand and southeastern Myanmar (apparently restricted to the Ataran River drainage).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128964)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6; Vertebrae: 31. This species is easily distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: the red-orange color of the caudal fin and posterior one-fourth of the body; with a pointed proboscis with a blue stripe on each side from the anterior margin of the orbit to the tip of the proboscis and with the stripes forming a V-shape; further differs from notata, salweenica, the only other species of Garra in the Salween River basin with a proboscis, by lacking the conspicuous black spots at the base of the dorsal fin and large black spots or bands on the caudal fin; further differs from G. salweenica in having fewer pectoral rays (14-15 vs.17-18) (Ref. 128964).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Specimens were collected in swift rocky riffles in the Cin Kayin State in Myanmar, and in the Kasat River in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand (Ref. 128964).

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Tangjitjaroen, W., Z.S. Randall, S. Tongnunui, D.A. Boyd and L.M. Page, 2023. Species of Garra (Cyprinidae: Labeoninae) in the Salween River basin with description of an enigmatic new species from the Ataran River drainage of Thailand and Myanmar. Zootaxa 5311(3):375-392. (Ref. 128964)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [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). 🛈