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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Ceratogarra: Greek noun κzρας, -ατος (keras, keratos) meaning horn, and the ge genus name Garra; referring to the two ‘horns’ at the tip of the snout.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Mekong (Ref. 27732), Chao Phraya and Maeklong basins (Ref. 26336).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27732)
Has a relatively narrow midlateral stripe (width about 1-1.5 scale rows); a plain dorsal fin; a distinct black submarginal stripe along each caudal-fin lobe (Ref. 27732); with rostral barbels only; small mental disk, shorter than wide (Ref. 12693).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits rocky bottoms in fast flowing water of all sizes of rivers and streams. Feeds on periphyton, phytoplankton and some insects (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and H.H. Tan, 2018. Three new species of archerfishes from the freshwaters of Southeast Asia (Teleostei: Toxotidae) and notes on Henri Mouhot’s fish collections. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 28(3):211-229. (Ref. 127685)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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