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Scientific Name	**Garra orientalis** Nichols, 1925
Common Name
Type Locality	Near Nanping, Fukien Province, China.
Synonym(s)	Garra rhynchota, Garra schismatorhyncha
Etymology	Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" 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.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	American Museum Novitates No. 185, pp 4
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2020 Nov 01 08:24)