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Name

Scientific name

Garra fuliginosa

Described by

Authority Fowler, Year 1934

Family

Cyprinidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Garra fuliginosa is a cyprinid from the Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, and the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong in Thailand…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

150mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 150 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm

Water

Water conditions

20–27°C

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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

Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Chao Phraya, Mae Klong, Mekong, Taeng, Thu Bon, Vu Gia

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

Occurs in the Mekong river basin in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, the Chao Phraya and Mae Klong systems in central and western Thailand, and some smal…

Habitat

Tends to inhabit swiftly-flowing sections of headwaters and tributaries rather than larger, lowland river channels. The most favourable habitats contain clear,…

Aquarium size

Not written yet

Maintenance

Not written yet

Water conditions

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Diet

Not written yet

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

Following Rainboth (1996) distinguishing characters for G. fuliginosa include: presence of rostral and maxillary barbels; a well-developed, trilobed rostrum; p…

References

References

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