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Name
Scientific name
Garra kalpangi
Described by
Authority Nebeshwar, Bagra & Das, Year 2012
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Garra kalpangi is a small cyprinid known only from the Kalpangi River, a Brahmaputra tributary in the Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Prad…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
75mm, 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, Brahmaputra, Kalpangi
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 Kalpangi River, a tributary within the Brahmaputra basin in the Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Pradesh state, northeastern India. Type lo…
Habitat
Not written yet
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. kalpangi is distinguished from other Garra species from the Himalayan foothills by the following combination of characters: two pairs of barbels; a weakly d…
References
References
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