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Garra magnacavus Shangningam, Kosygin & Sinha, 2019 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 40-40. This species is distinguished from its congeners in having the following set of characters: body elongate; lateral-line scales 42; predorsal scales 14-16; incipient proboscis with a transverse lobe; rounded large pits 15-19 on the snout; weakly developed non-fleshy central callous pad width of the crescentic anteromedian fold of the lower lip slightly wider than the width of the callous pad (Ref. 121831). Description: lateral end of anteromedian fold of the lower lip reaching the anterolateral lobe of the mental adhesive disc; with three rows of pharyngeal teeth (Ref. 121831). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||