Description

This species is distinguished from G. rufa by having a blunt snout (vs. slightly pointed) and a more slender body, its body depth at dorsal-fin origin 18-21% of SL (vs. 21-24%); with 19 fixed diagnostic nucleotide substitutions in the mitochondrial COI barcode region (Ref. 128951).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Garra

Species: Garra turcica Karaman, 1971

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic