Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. Garra tibanica can be distinguished by having 7 branched dorsal fin rays, a short distance between anus and anal-fin origin (3.1% SL, mean), 32-38 scales in the lateral line series, and 6-13 gill rakers on the lower limb of the first gill arch (Ref. 13617).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Garra

Species: Garra tibanica Trewavas, 1941

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits pools and streams (Ref. 115237).

Habitat

benthopelagic