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Name
Scientific name
Garra rotundinasus
Described by
Authority Zhang, Year 2006
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Garra rotundinasus is a cyprinid native to the Yiluowadi Jiang, the upper Irrawaddy river system, in Yunnan province, southern China. Befor…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
185mm, 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
China, Ayeyarwady, Daying, Yiluowadi
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
Native to the Yiluowadi Jiang (upper Irrawaddy river system) in Yunnan province, southern China. Type locality is 'Daying Jiang in Tengchong (Houqiao), Yiluowa…
Habitat
No specific details, but likely to inhabit flowing water as per most other members of the genus. Other species occurring in the Daying River include the congen…
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
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Notes
Prior to its description, G. rotundinasus was considered to represent the congener G. gravelyi, but the latter is now accepted to occur only in the Salween and…
References
References
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