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Name
Scientific name
Garra dampaensis
Described by
Authority Laironunga, Lainuntluanga & Lairamliana, Year 2013
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Garra dampaensis is a cyprinid known only from the Seling River in the Dampa tiger reserve, Mizoram, northeastern India. The Seling belongs…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, 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
India, Karnaphuli, Seling
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
Known only from the Seling River within the boundaries of the Dampa tiger reserve in Mizoram state, northeastern India. The Seling is a tributary of the Khawth…
Habitat
Collected from clear, shallow, moderately fast-flowing streams with predominantly rocky substrates. Sympatric fish species include Devario aequipinnatus, Garra…
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
This species can be told apart from Indian congeners by the following combination of characters: no transverse groove or proboscis on the snout; tip of dorsal …
References
References
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