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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); zubzaensis: Name 'zubzaensis' from the type locality of the species, Zubza River.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137591)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: black spot located on the principal ray and first three branched rays of the dorsal (upper) lobe distal part, as well as a black submarginal V-shaped band on the principal ray and whole branched rays of the ventral (lower) lobe of caudal fin; snout with a weakly-developed proboscis, with no transverse groove or transverse lobe, and with 10-12 small tubercles on anterodorsal marginal aspect; 34 lateral-line scales including two pored scales on caudal fin; scales on chest absent and poorly developed scales on belly present; and snout 34-35 % HL (Ref. 137591).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
This species inhabits a clear pool-riffle river characterized by slow-flowing water, substrate composed of gravel, cobbles, boulders, sand, and clay particles, and riparian zones dominated by bushes, shrubs and trees (Ref. 137591).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tenali, D.R., B. Shangningam, P. Bhattacharjee, A.B. Patel and L. Kosygin, 2024. Garra zubzaensis, a new fish species (Cyprinidae: Labeoninae) from the
Brahmaputra River basin, Nagaland, North-Eastern India. Zootaxa 5512(4):579-589. (Ref. 137591)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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