Garra kalakadensis
Garra kalakadensis is described from Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and compared with the widely distributed G. mullya (Sykes) and the North Indian form G. lamta (Hamilton). Representative specimens from six different altitudes in two localities (N. E~ & S. W.) are compared. A key to the species of Garra from peninsular India is given.
| Garra kalakadensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. kalakadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra kalakadensis Rema Devi, 1993[2] | |
Garra kalakadensis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra which is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.
References
- Manimekalan, A.; Raghavan, R.; Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Garra kalakadensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2011: e.T172369A6877878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172369A6877878.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Garra kalakadensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- K. Rema Devi . 1993. Garra kalakadensis, a New Cyprinid Fish from Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu. http://recordsofzsi.com/index.php/zsoi/article/view/160947
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