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Garra smartae Krupp & Budd, 2009 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.95 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Oman. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species differs from its Arabian congeners in having the following set of characters: acutely pointed snout tip; anus is immediately in front of anal-fin origin; dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 7 branched rays; pored lateral line scales 34-35; circumpeduncular scale rows 14-16; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 13-15; mental disc small, usually longer than wide (Ref. 80794). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 23 July 2012 (D2) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||