Garra gotyla
Garra gotyla is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family from freshwater in South Asia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. gotyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra gotyla (J. E. Gray, 1830) | |
There are two subspecies, which are widely regarded as separate species by some authorities (e.g., the IUCN):
- Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray, 1830) – sucker head. Relatively widespread in South Asia, and reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[2]
- Garra gotyla stenorhynchus Jerdon, 1849 – Nilgiris garra. Found in the Western Ghats in India, and reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[3]
References
- Rayamajhi, A.; Jha, B.R. (2010). "Garra gotyla". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T166526A6228736. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166526A6228736.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Garra gotyla" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Garra stenorhynchus" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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