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Name
Scientific name
Garra salweenica
Described by
Authority Hora & Mukerji, Year 1934
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Garra salweenica is a cyprinid found throughout the Salween River system in Yunnan province, China, Myanmar and western Thailand. It has a …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
175mm, 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, Myanmar, Thailand, Mae Nam Moei, Nam Mae Surin, Salween
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
Occurs throughout the Salween River system in Yunnan province, China, Myanmar, and western Thailand. Type locality is 'Salween River at Takaw, Kengtung State, …
Habitat
Tends to inhabit swiftly-flowing sections of headwaters and tributaries rather than larger, lowland river channels. The most favourable habitats contain clear,…
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. salweenica can be distinguished from other congeners inhabiting the Salween watershed by the following combinatuion of characters: body brownish; presence o…
References
References
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