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Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)

Sucker head
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Common names: Gadhera, Gotyla, Kali
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Assam, all along the Himalayas, Chota-Nagpur plateau and the Vindhya-Satpura Mountains of the Indian peninsula (Ref. 41236). Also found in Kedar Valley (Ref. 37082) and Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). Present in Nainital Lake (Ref. 89721), also in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). A highly valuable foodfish in the Himalaya (Ref. 4832). Also Ref. 45255. Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Gotyla, 戈泰墨头鱼, Gotüla-napplõug, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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).
  More on author: Gray.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk.   Tropical

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