Garra tamangi

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Labeoninae
Tribus: Garrini
Genus: Garra
Species: Garra tamangi

Name

Garra tamangi Gurumayum & Kosygin, 2016

• Holotype: ZSI/APRC P-1175.
• Paratypes: ZSI FF 5423; ZSI/APRC P-1176.

Type locality: India, Arunachal Pradesh, Dikrong River at Hoj near NHPC Hydel complex, a tributary of Brahmaputra River basin, Papum Pare district.

Etymology: The species is named after Lakpa Tamang in recognition of his assistance to the authors during the field work in Arunachal Pradesh.

References

• Gurumayum, S.D. & Kosygin, L. 2016. Garra tamangi, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Species 17(55): 84–93. PDF Reference page.