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Name
Scientific name
Garra poecilura
Described by
Authority Kullander & Fang, Year 2004
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Garra poecilura is a small cyprinid known only from a minor Irrawaddy tributary draining the eastern Rakhine Yoma, western Myanmar. The lar…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
45mm, 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
Myanmar, Ayeyarwady, Naung Pin Thar Chaung
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
This species is known only from its type locality, a minor tributary within the Irrawaddy River system draining the eastern slope of the Rakhine Yoma mountain …
Habitat
The Naung Pin Thar Chaung is located in a hilly area mostly comprising bamboo forest. In 1998 the water was clear, colourless and flowing at a moderate pace ov…
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. poecilura can be distinguished from other members of the genus by the following combination of characters: rounded snout; rostral lobes with tubercules pres…
References
References
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