Garra magnidiscus is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra.[1] Identified in 2013, Garra m. is found in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh where is it is known locally as Ngop.[2] The name magnidiscus (in Latin: large disc) refers to a distinctive large adhesive disc found in the posterior region of its mouth.

Garra magnidiscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. magnidiscus
Binomial name
Garra magnidiscus
Tamang, 2013

References

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  1. ^ "Garra magnidiscus Tamang, 2013". Species Summary. fishbase.org. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "New fish species found in Arunachal Pradesh". Times of India. August 26, 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

Further reading

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  • Arunachalam, M., S. Nandagopal and R.L. Mayden, 2013. Morphological diagnoses of Garra (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from North-Eastern India with four new species description from Brahmaputra" River. J. Fish. Aqua. 4(3):121-138. (Ref. 95162)
  • Tamang, Lakpa. "Garra magnidiscus, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India." Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 24.1 (2013): 31–40.