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Name
Scientific name
Garra orientalis
Described by
Authority Nichols, Year 1925
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Garra orientalis is a cyprinid widely distributed in southern China, with records from the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) and Min Jiang watersheds…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
120mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Not recorded
Community suitability
Not recorded
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
China, Chang Jiang, Min, Minjiang, Zhu
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
Widely-distributed in southern China, with records from the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River), Chiang Jiang, and Min Jiang watersheds. Reports from Hainan Island appear …
Habitat
Tends to inhabit rocky, swiftly-flowing sections of headwaters and tributaries rather than larger, lowland river channels. The most favourable habitats contain…
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
Among other Garra species from Southeast Asia and China, G. orientalis is most similar to G. salweenica and G. fuliginosa in that all three possess a roughly t…
References
References
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