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Name
Scientific name
Garra hughi
Described by
Authority Silas, Year 1955
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Cardamom Garra
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
The Cardamom garra (Garra hughi) is a cyprinid from the Anamalai, Cardamom, Palani and Ashambu Hills of the Western Ghats, southern India. …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
155mm, 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, Kallada, Neyyar, Pambar, Periyar, Vamanapuram
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
Restricted to the Anamalai, Cardamom, Palani and Ashambu Hills of the Western Ghats mountain range, southern India, where it is known from the Pambar, Periyar,…
Habitat
Inhabits swiftly-flowing sections of headwaters and tributaries. The most favourable habitats contain clear, oxygen-saturated water which, allied with the sun,…
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
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Notes
G. hughi is occasionally available in the ornamental trade and may be labelled 'chocolate algae eater'. The original diagnosis of this species by Silas states …
References
References
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