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Scientific Name	**Garra gotyla** (Gray, 1830)
Common Name
Type Locality	Mountain stream, northern India.
Synonym(s)	Cyprinus gotyla, Discognathus jerdoni kangrae, Discognathus kangrae, Gara gotyla, Gara gotyla gotyla, Garra gotyla gotyla, Garra kangrae, Garra montisalsi
Etymology	Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name.
Species Information
Size	145mm or 5.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Fishes of the genus Garra Hamilton, 1822 are characteristic in having a more or less well-developed suctorial disc on the undersurface just behind the mouth.These fishes inhabit rapid running waters and maintain themselves against swift currents by clinging to the substratum, mainly by means of their suctorial disc but also by the horizontally placed paired fins, especially the pectorals. The genus is widely distributed from Southern China, across Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East to Northern and Central Africa.There are more than 170 nominal species of Garra.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and upper Myanmar. Also reported from Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal. Pakistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters, Upper Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Afghanistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bhutan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Illustrations of Indian zoology, pp no page number, Pl. 88 (fig. 3)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 09 03:55)