Garra is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae. These fish are one example of the "log suckers", sucker-mouthed barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in aquaria to keep down algae. The doctor fish of Anatolia and the Middle East belongs in this genus. The majority of the more than 160 species of garras are native to Asia, but about one-fifth of the species are from Africa.
Typhlogarra widdowsoni or Garra widdowsoni, the Iraq blind barb or Haditha cave garra, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to underground water systems near Haditha in Iraq. Although traditionally placed in its own genus Typhlogarra, this is not supported by genetic evidence, leading to its move to Garra. This cavefish is considered critically endangered because of water extraction, which has lowered the groundwater level. Once abundant, a survey in 2012 found that it now was very rare. Another species from the same place, Caecocypris basimi, may already be extinct. The only other known cavefish in Iraq is Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.
Garra cyrano is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra from tributaries of the Mekong in Laos.
Garra hughi is an endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. It occurs in high mountain streams of the Southern Western Ghats, from the Anamalai Hills, south to the Agasthyamala Hills. The species is a benthopelagic fish, found in mountain streams.
Garra imberba is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra from Yangtze, upper Mekong and Red River basins in China and Vietnam.
Garra imberbis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra, endemic to Myanmar.
Garra kalakadensis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra which is endemic to the Western Ghats in India. It is described from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Preserve.
Garra mcclellandi, also known as Cauvery garra, is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra which is found in mountain streams in the southern Western Ghats of India.
Garra menoni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra endemic to the Western Ghats in the Indian state of Kerala.
The mullya garra or sucker fish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. It is found in streams and rivers throughout India except for Assam and the Himalayas. Reports of the species from Nepal have not been verified.
Garra notata, the Tenasserim garra, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. This species' common name refers to the Tenasserim Hills.
Garra orientalis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra which is found in the Pearl River system of China.
Garra periyarensis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra. It is found only in the upstream reaches of Periyar River, in Kerala, India.
Garra smartae, the Hasik Garra, is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra from Oman. The specific name honours Emma Smart for her studies of the fish faunas of the wadis of the Arabian Peninsula. The original specific name smarti was amended to smartae to reflect the correct gender of the person being honoured.
Garra surendranathanii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra from the Western Ghats in Kerala. It occurs on four river systems the Periyar, Chalakudy, Pamba and Achenkovil in the state. A decline in habitat quality has endangered this fish.
Garra yiliangensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra from Yunnan in China. The species is known only from the type specimen which was collected in the 1960s from a hill stream in Nan Pan Jiang, Yiliang County, Yunnan Province and was formally described in 1977. It may be a disjunct population of Garra poilanei and more research is needed.
Garra arunachalami is a species of fish that was described by J.A. Johnson and Soranam (2001). It is included in the genus Garra and the carp family. The IUCN categorizes the species as critically endangered. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is sometimes placed in the genus Horalabiosa.
The Antakya minnow or Orontes golden barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. There is some confusion regarding the identity of this fish. Formerly thought to be extinct, when occupying the Orontes watershed in Turkey, however a synonym, Hemigrammocapoeta caudomaculata is identified as least concern by the IUCN, and is found in the Asi drainage in Turkey and Syria and Nahr al-Kabir river on the border between Syria and Lebanon, and called the Asi golden barb. They are now considered to be the same species.
Garra stenorhynchus, also known as the Nilgiri garra, is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra from the western Ghats in India, that reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).
Horalabiosa palaniensis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Garra endemic to India. It is sometimes placed in the genus Garra.
