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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); jaldhakaensis: Named for its type locality, Jaldhaka River..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125432)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: a member
of the proboscis and transverse lobe species group, is distinguished from all congeners in the GangaBrahmaputra River drainage in having the following combination of characters: snout with a prominent tuberculated unilobed proboscis protruding downward above the transverse groove and transverse lobe covered with 16-25 medium-to large-sized multicuspid tubercles; predorsal scales 10-11, lateral line scales 33, circumpeduncular scales 16; chest and belly scaled (Ref. 125432).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kosygin, L., B. Shangningam, P. Singh, U. Das, 2021. Garra jaldhakaensis, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from West Bengal, India. Rec. zool. Surv. India: 121(3):325-331. (Ref. 125432)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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].
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).