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Garra lamta (Hamilton, 1822)

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Common names: Dohjei, Dohjei, Gadhera
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Darjeeling and Kumaon Himalaya, Assam and Sikkim (Ref. 4832) and Western Ghats (Ref. 40976). Present in Nainital Lake (Ref. 89721). Also Ref. 41236, 45255. Status of threat: Data deficient 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: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Stone sucker, Lamta garra, 墨头鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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).
  More on author: Hamilton.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 8.0 - ?.   Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 85713)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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