Garra gracilis

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Garra gracilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. gracilis
Binomial name
Garra gracilis
(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) [2]

Garra gracilis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra .

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References

  1. Jenkins, A.; Kullander, F.F.; Tan, H.H. (2009). "Garra gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T169510A6640361. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169510A6640361.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Garra gracilis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.