Garra kalpangi
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]
| Garra kalpangi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. kalpangi |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra kalpangi | |
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
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Garra kalpangi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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