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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra

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127 species (see list below)

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Asia
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Garra abhoyai
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
 
Garra aethiopica
[]

Photo by MNHN

Africa
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Garra allostoma Roberts, 1990

Photo by MNHN
 
Garra allostoma
[]

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.

Asia
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Garra alticaputus Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.
 
Garra alticaputus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Garra annandalei Hora, 1921

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra annandalei
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra apogon
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra arunachalensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Garra arupi
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Asia
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Garra barreimiae Fowler & Steinitz, 1956

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Garra barreimiae
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra bibarbatus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
Garra bicornuta Narayan Rao, 1920

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra bicornuta
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra birostris
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Garra bisangularis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Garra bispinosa
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Garra blanfordii
[]

Photo by Martin-Smith, K.

Asia
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Garra borneensis (Vaillant, 1902)

Photo by Martin-Smith, K.
 
Garra borneensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra bourreti
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Garra buettikeri
[]

Photo by Mittenecker, G.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Garra cambodgiensis (Tirant, 1883)

Photo by Mittenecker, G.
 
Garra cambodgiensis
[Stonelapping minnow]

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Garra ceylonensis Bleeker, 1863

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.
 
Garra ceylonensis
[Stone sucker]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Garra chebera
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Garra compressus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Garra congoensis Poll, 1959

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra congoensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Garra cyclostomata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Garra cyrano
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Garra dampaensis
[]

Photo by Geremew, A.

Africa
Max. Length 13.0 cm SL
Garra dembecha Getahun & Stiassny, 2007

Photo by Geremew, A.
 
Garra dembecha
[]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Garra dembeensis (Rüppell, 1835)

Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Garra dembeensis
[Dembea stone lapper]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra dulongensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra dunsirei
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Garra duobarbis
[]

Photo by Sharma, N.K.

Asia
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Garra elongata Vishwanath & Kosygin, 2000

Photo by Sharma, N.K.
 
Garra elongata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Garra emarginata
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Garra ethelwynnae
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Garra fasciacauda Fowler, 1937

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Garra fasciacauda
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra festai
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Garra findolabium
[]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Garra fisheri (Fowler, 1937)

Photo by FAO
 
Garra fisheri
[]

Photo by Taylor, A.

Asia
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Garra flavatra Kullander & Fang, 2004

Photo by Taylor, A.
 
Garra flavatra
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Garra fuliginosa Fowler, 1934

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Garra fuliginosa
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Garra geba
[]

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.

Eurasia
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Garra ghorensis Krupp, 1982

Photo by Hamidan, N.A.
 
Garra ghorensis
[]

Photo by Rana, A.S.

Asia
Max. Length 18.0 cm TL
Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)

Photo by Rana, A.S.
 
Garra gotyla
[Sucker head]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra gracilis
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Asia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Garra gravelyi (Annandale, 1919)

Photo by Kullander, S.O.
 
Garra gravelyi
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra hainanensis
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Garra hindii
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Asia
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Garra hughi Silas, 1955

Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Garra hughi
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Garra ignestii
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra imbarbatus
[]

Photo by Damstra, E.S.

Asia
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Garra imberba Garman, 1912

Photo by Damstra, E.S.
 
Garra imberba
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Garra imberbis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Garra jerdoni
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Garra jordanica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Garra kalakadensis
[]

Photo by Bagra, K.

Asia
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Garra kalpangi Nebeshwar, Bagra & Das, 2012

Photo by Bagra, K.
 
Garra kalpangi
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Garra kempi Hora, 1921

Photo by CAFS
 
Garra kempi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Garra khawbungi
[]

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.

Asia
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Garra kimini Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.
 
Garra kimini
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra laichowensis
[]

Photo by Atkore, V.

Asia
Max. Length 20.4 cm TL
Garra lamta (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Atkore, V.
 
Garra lamta
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Garra lancrenonensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Garra lautior
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Garra lissorhynchus (McClelland, 1842)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra lissorhynchus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
 
Garra litanensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra longipinnis
[]

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.

Asia
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Garra lorestanensis Mousavi-Sabet & Eagderi, 2016

Photo by Mousavi-Sabet, H.
 
Garra lorestanensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra magnidiscus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Garra makiensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 4.8 cm SL
 
Garra mamshuqa
[]

Photo by Sharma, N.K.

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Garra manipurensis Vishwanath & Sarojnalini, 1988

Photo by Sharma, N.K.
 
Garra manipurensis
[]

Photo by Atkore, V.

Asia
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
Garra mcclellandi (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Atkore, V.
 
Garra mcclellandi
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
 
Garra menoni
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Garra micropulvinus
[]

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.

Asia
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
Garra minimus Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.
 
Garra minimus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Garra mirofrontis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Garra mlapparaensis
[]

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.

Asia
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Garra mullya (Sykes, 1839)

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.
 
Garra mullya
[Sucker fish]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Garra naganensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Garra nambulica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Garra namyaensis
[]

Photo by Darom, D.

Eurasia
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Garra nana (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Darom, D.
 
Garra nana
[]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm NG
Garra nasuta (McClelland, 1838)

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Garra nasuta
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Garra nethravathiensis
[]

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.

Asia
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Garra nigricauda Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.
 
Garra nigricauda
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Garra nigricollis
[]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Garra notata (Blyth, 1860)

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Garra notata
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18.4 cm SL
 
Garra nujiangensis
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia.
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Garra orientalis Nichols, 1925

Photo by CAFS
 
Garra orientalis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Garra ornata (Nichols & Griscom, 1917)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Garra ornata
[]

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.

Asia
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Garra palaruvica Arunachalam, Raja, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013

Photo by Arunachalam, M., et al.
 
Garra palaruvica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Garra paralissorhynchus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 16.0 cm SL
 
Garra periyarensis
[]

Photo by Keivany, Y.

Asia
Max. Length 10.0 cm TL
Garra persica Berg, 1914

Photo by Keivany, Y.
 
Garra persica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Garra phillipsi
[Phillips's garra]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Garra platycephala
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Garra poecilura Kullander & Fang, 2004

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra poecilura
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra poilanei
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Garra propulvinus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
Garra qiaojiensis Wu & Yao, 1977

Photo by CAFS
 
Garra qiaojiensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra quadratirostris
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Garra quadrimaculata
[]

Photo by Kullander, S.O.

Asia
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Garra rakhinica Kullander & Fang, 2004

Photo by Kullander, S.O.
 
Garra rakhinica
[]

Photo by Geremew, A.

Africa
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Garra regressus Getahun & Stiassny, 2007

Photo by Geremew, A.
 
Garra regressus
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Garra rossica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Garra rotundinasus
[]

Photo by Darom, D.

Eurasia
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Garra rufa (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Darom, D.
 
Garra rufa
[Red garra]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Garra rupecula
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Garra sahilia
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
Garra salweenica Hora & Mukerji, 1934

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra salweenica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
 
Garra smarti
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Garra spilota Kullander & Fang, 2004

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Garra spilota
[]

Photo by Johnson, J.A.

Asia
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Garra stenorhynchus (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Johnson, J.A.
 
Garra stenorhynchus
[]

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.

Asia
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
Garra surendranathanii Shaji, Arun & Easa, 1996

Photo by Raghavan, P.R.
 
Garra surendranathanii
[]

Photo by Geremew, A.

Africa
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Garra tana Getahun & Stiassny, 2007

Photo by Geremew, A.
 
Garra tana
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra tengchongensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Garra theunensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Garra tibanica
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Garra tyao
[]

Photo by Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S.

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Garra typhlops (Bruun & Kaiser, 1944)

Photo by Alavi-Yeganeh, M.S.
 
Garra typhlops
[Iran cave barb]

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Asia
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Garra variabilis (Heckel, 1843)

Photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur
 
Garra variabilis
[Variable garra]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Garra vittatula
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Garra waensis
[]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Garra wanae
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Garra waterloti
[]
No picture found
Asia
 
Garra widdowsoni
[Iraq blind barb]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
 
Garra yiliangensis
[]
127 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Garra
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1921 Garra abhoyai Asia 5.7 SL
1927 Garra aethiopica Africa 11.4 SL
1990 Garra allostoma Africa 6.3 SL
2013 Garra alticaputus Asia 7.2 SL
1921 Garra annandalei Asia 23 TL
1925 Garra apogon Asia
2013 Garra arunachalensis Asia
2009 Garra arupi Asia 7.2 SL
1956 Garra barreimiae Asia 7.2 SL
2001 Garra bibarbatus Asia
1920 Garra bicornuta Asia 13.9 SL
2013 Garra birostris Asia
2010 Garra bisangularis Asia 10.1 SL
2005 Garra bispinosa Asia 12.8 SL
1901 Garra blanfordii Africa 9.2 SL
1902 Garra borneensis Asia 11.5 SL
1928 Garra bourreti Asia
1983 Garra buettikeri Asia 10 SL
1883 Garra cambodgiensis Stonelapping minnow Asia 15 SL
1863 Garra ceylonensis Stone sucker Asia 15 TL
2010 Garra chebera Africa 7.5 SL
1998 Garra compressus Asia 8.4 SL
1959 Garra congoensis Africa 10 TL
1978 Garra cyclostomata Asia 15 SL
2000 Garra cyrano Asia 10.3 SL
2013 Garra dampaensis Asia 5.2 SL
2007 Garra dembecha Africa 13.0 SL
1835 Garra dembeensis Dembea stone lapper Africa 11 SL
2006 Garra dulongensis Asia
1987 Garra dunsirei Asia
2007 Garra duobarbis Africa 6.7 SL
2000 Garra elongata Asia 11.3 SL
2011 Garra emarginata Asia 8.6 SL
1958 Garra ethelwynnae Africa 2.8 SL
1937 Garra fasciacauda Asia 11 SL
1939 Garra festai Asia
2008 Garra findolabium Asia 7.1 SL
1937 Garra fisheri Asia 5 TL
2004 Garra flavatra Asia 6.2 SL
1934 Garra fuliginosa Asia 18 SL
2007 Garra geba Africa 8.6 SL
1982 Garra ghorensis Eurasia 10.1 SL
1830 Garra gotyla Sucker head Asia 18.0 TL
1936 Garra gracilis Asia
1919 Garra gravelyi Asia 12 TL
1983 Garra hainanensis Asia
1905 Garra hindii Africa 7 TL
1955 Garra hughi Asia 15.5 SL
1925 Garra ignestii Africa 10.3 SL
2001 Garra imbarbatus Asia
1912 Garra imberba Asia 22 SL
1890 Garra imberbis Asia 9 TL
1867 Garra jerdoni Asia 16.1 SL
2014 Garra jordanica Asia 9.6 SL
1993 Garra kalakadensis Asia 7.4 SL
2012 Garra kalpangi Asia 7.2 SL
1921 Garra kempi Asia 11.3 SL
2014 Garra khawbungi Asia 9.8 SL
2013 Garra kimini Asia 8.5 SL
1969 Garra laichowensis Asia
1822 Garra lamta Asia 20.4 TL
1960 Garra lancrenonensis Africa 2.6 SL
1987 Garra lautior Asia 8 SL
1842 Garra lissorhynchus Asia 9.2 SL
1993 Garra litanensis Asia 9.8 SL
1977 Garra longipinnis Asia
2016 Garra lorestanensis Asia 5.8 SL
2013 Garra magnidiscus Asia
1904 Garra makiensis Africa 13.5 SL
1983 Garra mamshuqa Asia 4.8 SL
1988 Garra manipurensis Asia 7 SL
1849 Garra mcclellandi Asia 17.4 SL
1984 Garra menoni Asia 6.9 SL
2005 Garra micropulvinus Asia 13.3 SL
2013 Garra minimus Asia 5.3 SL
1987 Garra mirofrontis Asia 8.2 SL
2011 Garra mlapparaensis Asia 7.5 SL
1839 Garra mullya Sucker fish Asia 17 TL
1921 Garra naganensis Asia 11.0 SL
2005 Garra nambulica Asia 7.6 SL
2012 Garra namyaensis Asia 7.3 SL
1843 Garra nana Eurasia 12 TL
1838 Garra nasuta Asia 20 NG
2014 Garra nethravathiensis Asia 18.7 SL
2013 Garra nigricauda Asia 14.3 SL
2004 Garra nigricollis Asia 13.1 SL
1860 Garra notata Asia 5 TL
2009 Garra nujiangensis Asia 18.4 SL
1925 Garra orientalis Asia. 20 TL
1917 Garra ornata Africa 7.2 SL
2013 Garra palaruvica Asia 4.4 SL
2005 Garra paralissorhynchus Asia 6.6 SL
2001 Garra periyarensis Asia 16.0 SL
1914 Garra persica Asia 10.0 TL
1933 Garra phillipsi Phillips's garra Asia 10 TL
1920 Garra platycephala Asia 10.4 SL
2004 Garra poecilura Asia 4.5 SL
1933 Garra poilanei Asia
2004 Garra propulvinus Asia 6.4 SL
1977 Garra qiaojiensis Asia 17.1 SL
2013 Garra quadratirostris Asia
1835 Garra quadrimaculata Africa 10.7 SL
2004 Garra rakhinica Asia 8.2 SL
2007 Garra regressus Africa 12.2 SL
1900 Garra rossica Asia 5 TL
2006 Garra rotundinasus Asia 18.5 SL
1843 Garra rufa Red garra Eurasia 13.4 SL
1839 Garra rupecula Asia 6.5 SL
1983 Garra sahilia Asia 10 SL
1934 Garra salweenica Asia 17.4 SL
2009 Garra smarti Asia 5.0 SL
2004 Garra spilota Asia 6.1 SL
1849 Garra stenorhynchus Asia 15.5 SL
1996 Garra surendranathanii Asia 14.7 SL
2007 Garra tana Africa 10.8 SL
2002 Garra tengchongensis Asia
1998 Garra theunensis Asia 30 SL
1941 Garra tibanica Asia 13.1 SL
2014 Garra tyao Asia 7.6 SL
1944 Garra typhlops Iran cave barb Asia 4.5 SL
1843 Garra variabilis Variable garra Asia 14.5 TL
2004 Garra vittatula Asia 5.9 SL
2014 Garra waensis Asia 9.1 SL
1914 Garra wanae Asia 5 TL
1935 Garra waterloti Africa 7 TL
1955 Garra widdowsoni Iraq blind barb Asia
1977 Garra yiliangensis Asia 25.5 SL



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