Description

This species differs from its Arabian congeners in having the following set of characters: acutely pointed snout tip; anus is immediately in front of anal-fin origin; dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 7 branched rays; pored lateral line scales 34-35; circumpeduncular scale rows 14-16; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 13-15; mental disc small, usually longer than wide (Ref. 80794).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Garra

Species: Garra smartae Krupp & Budd, 2009

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic