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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); tamangi: Named for LakpaTamang, recognizing his assistance to the authors during the field work in
Arunachal Pradesh.
Eponymy: Lakpa Tamang is a Field Assistant at the Zoological Survey of India (2012–present). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 110172)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from all its congeners in the Ganga-Brahmaputra River drainage in having a roughly a triangular proboscis, trilobed with two small lobes anteriorly free and a large median lobe antero ventrally tuberculated; di-,tri-and tetracuspid tubercles on snout; pectoral-fin branched rays 13-14; lateral line scales 33-34; predorsal scales 10-11; head length 24.8- 27.9% SL; snout length 56-98% HL; eye diameter 14-19% HL; mental disc length 39-41% HL, its width 53-59% HL; central callous pad length 22-27% HL, width 29-34% HL; transverse scale rows above lateral line 4, between lateral line and pelvic-fin origin 2½ (Ref. 110172).
The habitat consists of medium to large dark to grayish brown boulders irregularly placed, with pebbles, cobbles, concrete in certain places and heavy sand deposits somewhere near banks. The river banks consist of shrubs, small trees, and larger trees somewhere, with the river water clear and cool. Associated fish collected in the type locality belongs to genus Bangana, Labeo, Barilius, Devario and Chagunius (Ref. 110172).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gurumayum, S.D. and L. Kosygin, 2016. Garra tamangi, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Species 17(55):84-93. (Ref. 110172)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00354 - 0.01702), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
