| Garra compressus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Garra |
| Species: | G. compressus |
| Binomial name | |
| Garra compressus Kosygin & Vishwanath, 1998 | |
Garra compressus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra which occurs only in Manipur in eastern India. [2]
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