Garra Moyonkhulleni
📖 Overview
Inhabits medium to fast flowing clear water hill streams with gravelly substrate that are covered in algae growth and cobble bottoms .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Chindwin-Irrawaddy and Ganga Brahmaputra river systems by the following set of characters: weakly developed bilobed proboscis; lateral line scales 34; faint blackish lateral stripes mainly distinct at caudal region 5-6; circumpeduncular scales 14; width and length central callouse pad of adhesive disc 31.1-35.8% HL and 19.7-26.3% HL; depth of head at occiput 64.0-71.4% HL; snout length 44.0-49.1% HL; eye diameter 19.6-23.2% HL; interorbital distance 39.6-43.8% HL; disc length 38.2- 43.9% HL; vent to anal distance 26.3- 32.5% pelvic to anal distance; chest and belly with scales; unbranched dorsal and anal fin rays 2; base of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th branched dorsal fin rays are distinctly spotted with black .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Garra Moyonkhulleni is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Garra Moyonkhulleni.
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