Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9. Diagnosis: Garra duobarbis is unique among the African Garra species in possessing a single (maxillary) pair of barbels (Ref. 58532).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Garra

Species: Garra duobarbis Getahun & Stiassny, 2007

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in muddy water (Ref. 58532). Habitat is largely disturbed with some fringing vegetation (Eucalyptus) along riverbank (Ref. 58532).

Habitat

benthopelagic