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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Garra |
Species: | G. kalpangi
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Binomial name | |
Garra kalpangi |
Description
editThe 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
editName is given as noun in apposition after the name of the River Kalpangi.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d 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.). "Garra kalpangi". FishBase. February 2015 version.