Redtail Garra
📖 Overview
Specimens were collected in swift rocky riffles in the Cin Kayin State in Myanmar, and in the Kasat River in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 4 - 6; Vertebrae: 31. This species is easily distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: the red-orange color of the caudal fin and posterior one-fourth of the body; with a pointed proboscis with a blue stripe on each side from the anterior margin of the orbit to the tip of the proboscis and with the stripes forming a V-shape; further differs from notata, salweenica, the only other species of Garra in the Salween River basin with a proboscis, by lacking the conspicuous black spots at the base of the dorsal fin and large black spots or bands on the caudal fin; further differs from G. salweenica in having fewer pectoral rays (14-15 vs.17-18) .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Redtail Garra is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Redtail Garra is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Redtail Garra is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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