Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits mountain streams on gravel bottom and adheres to stones through its sucking disk (Ref. 51717).
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Zhang, E., P. Yue and J. Chen 2000 Cyprinidae: Laleoninae. p. 171-272. In P. Yue et al. (eds) Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45621)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=45621&speccode=23985
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Distribution
Range Description
Garra qiaojiensis is known from Mang Tong He stream, a tributary of the Hotha He River, above Tian Xin village on the upper Irrawaddy River drainage in China. Type locality is Qiaojie, Yunnan Province, China. Another record is from close to the Myanmar border (on road from Tengchong to Myanmar border at Tengchong or Guyong, Latitude: 25.3167, Longitude: 98.3) (GBIF).
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Asia: China.
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Zhang, E., P. Yue and J. Chen 2000 Cyprinidae: Laleoninae. p. 171-272. In P. Yue et al. (eds) Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45621)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=45621&speccode=23985
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
17.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 45621))
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Zhang, E., P. Yue and J. Chen 2000 Cyprinidae: Laleoninae. p. 171-272. In P. Yue et al. (eds) Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661. (Ref. 45621)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=45621&speccode=23985
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
The fish inhabits mountain streams and rivers and it is a bottom dweller.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
DD
Data Deficient
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Singh, L.
Reviewer/s
Arunachalam, M., Rema Devi, K.R., Dahanukar, N., Vishwanath, W., Daniel, B.A. & Molur, S.
Contributor/s
Molur, S.
Justification
Garra qiaojiensis is known only from two or three locations in Irrawaddy River drainage in
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
There is no information on the population and its trends for this species.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
Threats to this species are not known.
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Data deficient (DD)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Management
Conservation Actions
Conservation Actions
Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species is experiencing a decline, or is undergoing extreme population fluctuations.
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Wikipedia
Garra qiaojiensis
| This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (February 2010) |
Garra qiaojiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra.
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Garra qiaojiensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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