Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Stanleyville [= Kisangani] (Ref. 41594) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245). Also reported from the Aruwimi and Uele as Garra dembeensis (Ref. 41594), reidentified as Garra ornata (Ref. 2801). However, Ref. 106290 only reports G. dembeensis from the Aruwimi. Type-locality of the holotype of Discognathus ornatus: 'Stanleyville' (Ref. 41594). Also Ref. 2966.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Menon, A.G.K., 1964
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra:Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); ornata:Apparently named for Ethelwynn Trewavas.. More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
