Ceylon logsucker
This article is about the species from Sri Lanka. For other species known as stone sucker, see Garra.
| Ceylon logsucker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. ceylonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra ceylonensis Bleeker, 1863[1] | |
Garra ceylonensis (the stone sucker[1] or Ceylon logsucker) is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family. It is endemic to rivers and streams in Sri Lanka (formerly known as "Ceylon").[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Garra ceylonensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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