Chest scaleless garra

📖 Overview

Chest scaleless garra (Garra gymnothorax), first described by Berg, 1949 is a small fish in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 8.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Subtropical waters.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from all its congeners in Iran by the following characters, none of which are unique: breast naked or with embedded scales in one population (vs. covered by scales in G. rufa); belly and predorsal mid-dorsal line are covered by scales (vs. naked in G. mondica); eye set in posterior half of head (vs. slightly in anterior half in G. amirhosseini); usually with branched dorsal-fin rays 8½ (vs. 7½ in G. amirhosseini and G. mondica) and usually caudal-fin rays 9+8 (vs. 8+8 in G. persica); differs from G. rossica by having a fully developed mental disc (vs. weak-developed) and with total gill rakers on the first branchial arch 17-23 (vs. 13-15); differs from G. variabilis by having a fully developed mental disc (vs. weak- developed) and two pairs of barbels (vs. one); differs from G. typhlops and G. widdowsoni by having well-developed eyes and a brown and silvery colour pattern (vs. absence) .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Chest scaleless garra is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Chest scaleless garra.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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