Garra Phewakholaensis
📖 Overview
This species dwells in waters with a swift current and a hard substrate composed of large boulders, cobbles, pebbles, and minimal sand, similar to the Phewakhola stream .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: smoothly rounded snout tip; head moderately large and slightly depressed; lateral surface of snout without tubercles in between anterior barbel to anterior eye margin; width of mouth longer than snout length; lateral line complete with 35-36 scales; transverse scales above lateral line 4; circumpeduncular scale rows 14; predorsal scales 11, regularly arranged; chest and abdomen with deeply embedded scales; width of torus 106.3-129.0 % disc length, width 6.6-10.5 times in its length .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Garra Phewakholaensis 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 Garra Phewakholaensis.
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