Morphology Data of Garra rakhinica
Identification keys
Abnormalities
Main Ref. Kullander, S. and F. Fang, 2004
Appearance refers to
Bones in OsteoBase

Sex attributes

Specialized organs
Different appearance
Different colors
Remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral elongated
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Type of scales
Diagnosis

A small species of Garra with shallow rostral furrow and smoothly rounded snout tip, rostral lobe present, proboscis absent, predorsal region, chest and abdomen scaled, two pairs of barbels, lateral line scales 28, circumpeduncular scales 16.

Ease of Identification easy to distinguish from other species.

Meristic characteristics of Garra rakhinica

Lateral Lines 1 Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line 28 - 28
Pored lateral line scales 28 - 28
Scales in lateral series 9 - 9
Scale rows above lateral line 3.5 - 3.5
Scale rows below lateral line 4.5 - 4.5
Scales around caudal peduncle 16 - 16
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal 16 - 16
total 23 - 24

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number 1
Finlets No. Dorsal   0 - 0
Ventral  0 - 0
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 10 - 10
Adipose fin absent

Caudal fin

Attributes forked; more or less normal

Anal fin(s)

Fins number 1
Spines total 0 - 0
Soft-rays total 7 - 7

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  more or less normal
Spines     0
Soft-rays   16 - 17
Pelvics Attributes  more or less normal
Position    abdominal  behind origin of D1
Spines     0
Soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary ( e.g. cephalopods )
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