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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); chindwinensis: Named for its type locality, the Chindwin River basin..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128954)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners b the following characters: with a callous pad with a narrow, papillated transverse lobe at the anterior portion, demarcated posteriorly by a transverse groove; with a bilobed proboscis, protruding beyond vertically to transverse groove; snout with only unicuspid acanthoid tubercles; predorsal scales 10; lateral line scales 34; transverse scale rows between lateral line and pelvic fin origin 2½; circumpeduncular scale rows 12; head length (25.4-26.2% SL); pectoral fin length (19.2-19.4% SL); disc length (39-41% HL); with anterolateral lobe and five faint longitudinal stripes on the body (Ref. 128954).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Premananda, N., L. Kosygin and B. Saidullah, 2017. Garra chindwinensis a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Manipur, Northeastern India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117(3):191-197. (Ref. 128954)
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).