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Name
Scientific name
Garra surendranathanii
Described by
Authority Shaji, Arun & Easa, Year 1996
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Garra surendranathanii is a cyprinid known only from the Chalakkudy, Periyar and Pamba river basins in Kerala, southwestern India. It has a…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
150mm, 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, Ayyappankovil, Chalakudy, Mookkampally, Pamba, Periyar
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 Chalakkudy, Periyar, and Pamba river basins in the state of Kerala, southwestern India. Type locality is ' Orukomban, tributary to Chalakku…
Habitat
The type series was collected from a stream-like tributary of the Chalakkudy River at an altitude of 483 m AMSL. In March 1996 the habitat measured around 15 m…
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. surendranathanii has appeared in the aquarium trade on a handful of occasions and has been marketed as 'green algae-eater'. It has an elongate, shallow body…
References
References
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