Garra phewakholaensis
Garra phewakholaensis Limbu, Rajbanshi & Raza, 2024


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Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  6.95 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Nepal.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal soft rays: 6-6; Vertebrae: 33-33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: smoothly rounded snout tip; head moderately large and slightly depressed; lateral surface of snout without tubercles in between anterior barbel to anterior eye margin; width of mouth longer than snout length; lateral line complete with 35-36 scales; transverse scales above lateral line 4; circumpeduncular scale rows 14; predorsal scales 11, regularly arranged; chest and abdomen with deeply embedded scales; width of torus 106.3-129.0 % disc length, width 6.6-10.5 times in its length (Ref. 133060).
Biology:  This species dwells in waters with a swift current and a hard substrate composed of large boulders, cobbles, pebbles, and minimal sand, similar to the Phewakhola stream (Ref. 133060).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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