AquaticRepublic.com - Garra joshuai (Cyprinidae) All Fishes

Tambraparani Basin,South India
Habitat in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Garra joshuai** (Silas, 1954)
Common Name
Type Locality	Tambraparni River at Singampatty, Tinnevelly [Tirunelveli] District, Tamil Nadu, India, elevation about 4000 feet.
Etymology	Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" 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: India. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Records of the Indian Museum (Calcutta) v. 51 (pt 1), pp 30, Pl. 5; Fig. 1
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 26 07:32 (species record created: 2012 Oct 10 09:20)