Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 32. This species can be distinguished by the following characters: smoothly rounded snout tip, prominent triangular-shaped rostral lobe with 10-11 strong, conical tubercles; proboscis and transverse groove absent; predorsal region, chest and abdomen scaled; two pairs of barbels; 31 lateral line scales, circumpeduncular scales 14, 3.5/1/3.5 transverse-scale rows; 9 gill rakers; 32 total vertebrae; dorsal fin with broad black band is near the posterior margin; and a distinct W-shaped broad black band in caudal fin (Ref. 89709).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Garra

Species: Garra namyaensis Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2012

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs in swiftly flowing clear water with gravel bottom and lush green algal bloom. Observed to adhere to rocks (Ref. 89709).

Habitat

benthopelagic