Garra_kalpangi

<i>Garra kalpangi</i>

Garra kalpangi

Species of fish

Garra kalpangi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra which is described from the Kalpangi River at Yachuli (Brahmaputra River system), Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1]

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Description

The species is closely similar to G. gravelyi, G. rotundinasus and G.elongata in having a shared character i.e. a weakly developed proboscis.[1] This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in). [2]

Etymology

Name is given as noun in apposition after the name of the River Kalpangi.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Nebeshwar, K., K. Bagra & D.N. Das (2012). Garra kalpangi, a new cyprinid fish species (Pisces: Teleostei) from upper Brahmaputra basin in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(2): 2353–2362.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Garra kalpangi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.


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