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Name
Scientific name
Garra borneensis
Described by
Authority Vaillant, Year 1902, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Garra borneensis is a cyprinid endemic to northern and western Borneo, in Kalimantan, Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak. No other member of the gen…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
115mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, Borneo, Borneo, Amandit, Baram, Bloeoe, Kapuas, Kinabatangan, Mahakam, Pinoh, Tempasuk
Writing
Etymology
Garra: vernacular Gangetic name for a particular species of “sand-digger,” which Francis Buchanan-Hamilton applied as a generic name for bottom-dwelling cyprin…
Distribution
Endemic to northern and western Borneo, where it has been recorded from numerous river basins in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of the island, with additio…
Habitat
An obligate dweller of swiftly-flowing streams and headwaters containing clear, oxygen-saturated water. It often inhabits riffles and runs and is likely to sho…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
G. borneensis is the only member of the genus known from Borneo, and thus Indonesia. The genus Garra is a particularly enigmatic grouping with new taxa describ…
References
References
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