Morphology Data of Garra biloborostris
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Roni, N. and W. Vishwanath, 2017
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

Garra biloborostris can be distinguished from its congeners in north east India in having a unique combination of the following characters: a proboscis represented by two separate, slightly elevated arch-shaped lobes; each lobe demarcated from depressed rostral surface by a shallow groove, with three acanthoid tubercles on its anterodorsal marginal aspect (medial tubercle large-sized and lateral ones medium-sized); lateral surface of the snout bulgy giving lobe like appearance; transverse lobe appearing a prominent knob as the demarcating transverse groove extending laterally on each side, its dorsal surface covered with 10-16 small- to medium-sized acanthoid tubercles; 30 + 3 scales on lateral line; dorsal fin with 8½ branched rays; and anal fin with 5½ branched rays (Ref. 118049)

Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Garra biloborostris

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 33 - 33
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line 4.5 - 5.5
Scale rows below lateral line 3.5 - 4.5
Scales around caudal peduncle 16 - 16
Barbels 4
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 20 - 20
total 31 - 31

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes no striking attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total 11 - 11
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total 8 - 8

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     
Soft-rays   13 - 14
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     
Soft-rays   9 - 9
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