Garra dampaensis

Garra dampaensis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra Known only from Seling River, inside Dampa Tiger Reserve, a tributary of Khawthlang Tuipui (Karnaphuli drainage) Mizoram, India.[1]

Garra dampaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. dampaensis
Binomial name
Garra dampaensis
(Lalronunga, Lalnuntluanga & Lalramliana, 2013)[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram.[1]

References

  1. Lalronunga, S., Lalnuntluanga & Lalramliana (2013). Garra dampaensis, a new ray-finned fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(9): 4368–4377; https://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3141.4368-77


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