Asir garra

Garra buettikeri

Vulnerable Fish from Asian Waters

Asir garra is a freshwater fish from Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: in streamlets of the eastern Asir range which drain towards the Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, at altitudes of 1400 to 2400 above sea level.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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