| Main Ref. | Kullander, S. and F. Fang, 2004 |
| 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 | |
| Type of scales | |
| Diagnosis |
Diagnosis: A small species of Garra with smoothly rounded snout, rostral lobe absent, proboscis absent, snout tubercles rudimentary, predorsal region, chest and abdomen scaled, two pairs of barbels, lateral line scales 30-31 (usually 31), circumpeduncular scales 16. Distinguished from other species of Garra by the color pattern, which includes a row of 6-7 dark blotches along the side. Predorsal vertebrae 8, vs. 9-10 in other species of Garra in the Rakhine Yoma. |
| Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
| Lateral Lines | 1 Interrupted: No |
| Scales on lateral line | 30 - 31 |
| Pored lateral line scales | 30 - 31 |
| Scales in lateral series | 9 - 9 |
| Scale rows above lateral line | 4.5 - 4.5 |
| 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 - 17 |
| total | 24 - 26 |
| Attributes | |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Finlets No. | Dorsal 0 - 0 |
| Ventral 0 - 0 | |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 11 - 11 |
| Adipose fin | absent |
| Attributes | forked; more or less normal |
| Fins number | 1 |
| Spines total | 0 - 0 |
| Soft-rays total | 8 - 8 |
| Pectoral | Attributes more or less normal |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays 16 - 16 | |
| Pelvics | Attributes more or less normal |
| Position abdominal behind origin of D1 | |
| Spines 0 | |
| Soft-rays |