Garra gotyla
| Garra gotyla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. gotyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra gotyla (J. E. Gray, 1830) | |
Garra gotyla is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family from freshwater in South Asia.[1]
There are two subspecies, which are regarded as separate species by some authorities (e.g., the IUCN):
- Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray, 1830) – Sucker Head. Relatively widespread in South Asia, and reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[1]
- Garra gotyla stenorhynchus Jerdon, 1849 – Nilgiris Garra. Found in the Western Ghats in India, and reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Garra gotyla" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Garra stenorhynchus" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
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