Garra magnidiscus
Garra magnidiscus is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra.[1] Identified in 2013, Garra m. is found in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh where is it is known locally as Ngop.[2] The name magnidiscus (in Latin: large disc) refers to a distinctive large adhesive disc found in the posterior region of its mouth.
| Garra magnidiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. magnidiscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra magnidiscus Tamang, 2013 | |
References
- "Garra magnidiscus Tamang, 2013". Species Summary. fishbase.org. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- "New fish species found in Arunachal Pradesh". Times of India. August 26, 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
Further reading
- Arunachalam, M., S. Nandagopal and R.L. Mayden, 2013. Morphological diagnoses of Garra (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from North-Eastern India with four new species description from Brahmaputra" River. J. Fish. Aqua. 4(3):121-138. (Ref. 95162)
- Tamang, Lakpa. "Garra magnidiscus, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India." Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 24.1 (2013): 31–40.
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