Garra hexagonarostris

Garra hexagonarostris Nebeshwar, Rameshori & Prabina, 2024

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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); hexagonarostris: Name 'hexagonarostris' from the Latin words 'hexagonum' and '‘rostrum (rostris)', meaning 'six-sided figure or shape' and 'beak’ or ‘bill', in reference to the hexagon-shaped proboscis.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132498)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species inhabits the fast-flowing riffle zones of streams or rivers, where the substrate is composed of gravel and exposed bedrock (Ref. 132498).

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Nebeshwar, K., Y. Rameshori and S. Prabina, 2024. Garra hexagonarostris, a new labeonine fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Chindwin basin, Manipur, Northeast India, and a critical review of the taxonomic status of G. minimus, G. alticaputus, G. nigricauda, G. kimini, and G. tyao. Zootaxa 5419(2):189-216. (Ref. 132498)

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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