/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/garra/joshuai/1.jpg "Garra joshuai")
Tambraparani Basin,South India/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/garra/joshuai/2.jpg "Garra joshuai")
Habitat in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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| 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) Login to view the 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.51.661.4454 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 Oct 10 09:20) |