Garra imbarbatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Garra |
Species: | G. imbarbatus |
Binomial name | |
Garra imbarbatus V. H. Nguyễn, 2001 | |
Synonyms | |
Placocheilus imbarbatusNguyen, 2001 |
Garra imbarbatus is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra from Vietnam. [1]
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