Garra birostris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Labeoninae
Tribus: Garrini
Genus: Garra
Species: Garra birostris

Name

Garra birostris Nebeshwar & Vishwanath, 2013

• Holotype: MUMF 4302.
• Paratypes: MUMF 4303/5 (5); RGUMF 0077 (5), 0078 (5), 0080 (5).

Type locality: India, Arunachal Pradesh, Papum Pare district, Dikrong River at Doimukh (Brahmaputra basin), 27°08'19"N, 93°44'51"E [1].

Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin bi (= two), and rostrum (rostris) (= beak or bill), referring to the two beaklike projections of the proboscis.

References

• Nebeshwar, K. & Vishwanath, W.; 2013: Three new species of Garra (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from north-eastern India and redescription of G. gotyla. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 24 (2): 97–120.