The normal and lateral line cycloid scales of the native species Garra rossica (Nikol’skii, 1900), one of the most common and poorly known cyprinid fish in south-eastern Iran have been subjected to the scanning electron microscopy technique in order to study their detailed structure. Normal scale below the dorsal fin showed a clearcut demonstration between the anterior and posterior region with...

This study was carried out between November 2013 and May 2015, to determine the fish fauna inhabited in Atatürk Dam lake. The specimens were obtained by different technical fishing gears. It determined that caught belonging 25 species (Capoeta trutta, Capoeta umbla, Cyprinon macrostomus, Arabibarbus grypus, Carasobarbus luteus, Carassius carassius, gibelio, Cyprinus carpio, Garra variabilis, Lu...

Garra robertsi is described from specimens collected from the Sungai Bongan and Tempassuk rivers in Sabah, Borneo. The species is differentiated from G. borneensis, its only congener on the island of Borneo, in having five (versus four) transverse scale rows above lateral line, the first branched dorsal-fin ray extending beyond the posterior-most extent of any other part of the dorsal fin when ...

Studies on fish community structure along altitudinal gradients of rivers are lacking in Nepal. This study was carried out to gauge the diversity and composition elevational gradient Ratuwa River. The varies between 70 m 1300 m. Fish samples were collected based habitat representativeness from April (spring) 10-18, July (summer) October (autumn) 2020 January (winter) 2021. A total 3447 specimen...

Garra panitvongi, new species, is described from the Ataran River drainage, Salween basin, of southeastern Myanmar and western Thailand. It sixth species known basin readily distinguished all congeners by red-orange color body caudal fin, a pointed proboscis with blue stripe on each side anterior margin orbit to tip stripes forming V-shape. panitvongi in aquarium trade as Redtail Garra. Descrip...