Garra jaldhakaensis
Garra jaldhakaensis Kosygin, Shangningam, Singh & Das, 2021


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Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  8.39 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: a member of the proboscis and transverse lobe species group, is distinguished from all congeners in the GangaBrahmaputra River drainage in having the following combination of characters: snout with a prominent tuberculated unilobed proboscis protruding downward above the transverse groove and transverse lobe covered with 16-25 medium-to large-sized multicuspid tubercles; predorsal scales 10-11, lateral line scales 33, circumpeduncular scales 16; chest and belly scaled (Ref. 125432).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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