Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)

Banyal, Harinder Singh & Kumar, Sanjeev, 2017, Fish diversity of the Vatrak stream, Sabarmati River system, Rajasthan, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3), pp. 214-214 : 214-

4. Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)

1832. Cyprinus gotyla Gray, Illustr. Indian Zool. , 1: pl. 88, figs 3, 3a, (type-locality: Northern India); Hora, 1921, Rec. Indian M us., 22 (5): 653 (Status discussed).

1964. Garra gotyla gotyla, Menon, Mem. Indian Mus. , 14 (4): 233, pl. 13, figs 1 -4.

Common Names: Sucker head

Material examined: 1 ex., Vatrak stream near Jethola Village, Dungarpur , Rajasthan, 15.iii.2014, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg No. V/3176 .

Diagnostic characters: D iii 7-8; A ii 5; P i14; V i 8 Body elongated its depth 3.7 to 4.5 times in standard length. Snout consists of a well-built median proboscis and an oblique lobe at tip; free edge of proboscis, diagonal lobe and adjacent sides of head in front of nostrils is covered with numerous big prickly tubercles. Mouth arched; mental disc well-developed. Barbels two pairs; lateral line with 34 scales.

Geographical Distribution: India: all along the Himalaya, Chota Nagpur plateau and the Vindhya-Satpura mountains of the Indian peninsula.

Coloration: In live specimen back is dark brown & flanks & belly are light pink, a dark spot is present behind upper angle of gill-opening & dark spots are present along base of dorsal fin.

Remarks: This species can be easily distinguished by the presence of a well-developed median proboscis without any lateral lobes on the snout. This species is of minor interest to fisheries.

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(Source: Google Earth) Figure 1. Area of Study.