Main Ref. | Li, F.-L., W. Zhou and Q. Fu, 2008 |
Appearance refers to | |
Bones in OsteoBase |
Specialized organs | |
Different appearance | |
Different colors | |
Remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | elongated |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | sub-terminal/inferior |
Type of scales | |
Diagnosis |
Differs from all other species of the genus Garra in Southeast Asia and China by having the following combination of characters: posterior edge of the oral sucking disc with a median fissure dividing it into two lamellae; an anomalistic dark patch on caudal fin, extending to 50% of caudal fin length; absence of barbels; absence of a proboscis in front of nostrils; lateral line scales 37-38; circumpeduncular scales 16; distance of anus to anal-fin origin about 33.3-38.7% of distance of pelvic-fin origin to anal fin origin (Ref. 75600). Description: Dorsal fin ii,8; Anal fin ii,5; Pectoral fin i12-13; Pelvic fin i8 (Ref. 75600). |
Ease of Identification |
Lateral Lines | Interrupted: No |
Scales on lateral line | 37 - 38 |
Pored lateral line scales | |
Scales in lateral series | |
Scale rows above lateral line | 4 - 4 |
Scale rows below lateral line | 3 - 3 |
Scales around caudal peduncle | 16 - 16 |
Barbels | 0 |
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only) | |
Gill rakers | |
on lower limb | |
on upper limb | |
total | |
Vertebrae | |
preanal | |
total |
Attributes | |
Fins number | 1 |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 10 - 10 |
Adipose fin | absent |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | 7 - 7 |
Pectoral | Attributes |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 13 - 14 | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
Spines | |
Soft-rays 9 - 9 |