Garra quadrimaculata

Garra quadrimaculata

Serrated edges on beak flaps

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
West Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Garra quadrimaculata is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Maximum length: 10.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: mainly found on the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia and Yemen), but also in south-eastern Eritrea, south-eastern Ethiopia, and possibly also in Somalia (Ref. 58532 ). Reports from the Nile River basin, including Lake Tana, of specimens with a small mental disc, are misidentifications of other species (Ref. 96382 ). Its presence in Chad basin (Ref. 2940 , 81282 ), where it is indicated as Garra cf. quadrimaculata , is not confirmed (Ref. 58532 ).

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