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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Guigarra: The name is a combination of Gui (abbreviation of Guangxi) and Garra, which are small- to medium-sized Labeoninae fish that possesses a gular disc behind the mouth.; cailaoensis: Named for the Chinese name of the type locality, Cailao River,.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Asia: China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128941)
Short description
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This genus is distinguished from all Labeoninae genera, except Garra, Ageneiogarra, Ceratogarra, Vinagarra, Placocheilus, Discogobio, Discocheilus, Sinigarra, by having a gular disc, but can be distinguished from the above genera by the well-developed and smooth upper lip; with two pair of barbels; rostral cap and torus of gular disc smooth or covered with small, inconspicuous papillae; boundaries of torus, labrum, and pulvinus on gular disc inconspicuous; anterior margin of the gular disc modified into crescentic torus; distal margin of labrum without notch; pulvinus connected with labrum; with three rows of pharyngeal teeth (Ref, 128941).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Wang, Z.-B., X.-Y. Chen and L.-P. Zheng, 2022. A new genus and species of disc-bearing Labeoninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China. Zool. Res. 43(3):409-412. (Ref. 128941)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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).