Periyar Garra

Garra surendranathanii

Fish Reaching Fourteen Point Seven Centimeters in Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Small
Tropical fish

Garra surendranathanii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra from the Western Ghats in Kerala. It occurs on four river systems the Periyar, Chalakudy, Pamba and Achenkovil in the state. A decline in habitat quality has endangered this fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Maximum length: 14.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Orukomban, tributary of Chalakudy river; Ayyappankovil, Periyar river; Mookkampally tributary of Pamba river in India.

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