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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); deccanensis: Named for the Deccan Plateau, on of the biogeographic zones of India.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128962)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 6. This species is distinguished by the following characters: snout with a distinct short and unilobed proboscis; small to medium-sized unicuspid acanthoid tubercles on transverse lobe 15-18; lateral-line scales 31-32; predorsal scales 9-10; circumpeduncular scales 16; two black spots, one at the upper angle of the gill opening and the other behind the median posterior margin of the opercle (Ref. 128962).
Occurs in the main river channel with sluggish water current on sandy substrate with large boulders and gravel. Associated species include: Cirrhinus reba, C. cirrhosus, Devario aequipinnatus, Amblypharyngodon mola, Chanda nama, Parambassis ranga, sp., Pethia sp. (Ref. 128962).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jadhav, S., M. Karuthapandi, B. Shangningam, D. Jaiswal and C.S. Shankar, 2022. Garra deccanensis, a new species of labeonine fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Peninsular India. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. IEF-1182:1-14. (Ref. 128962)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00354 - 0.01702), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).