PFK Fishnews: Five Garra described
Scientists have described five new species of cyprinid from the genus Garra during a study of Afro-Asian species.
Melanie Stiassny of the American Museum of Natural History and Abebe Getahun of Addis Ababa University named the new species in a paper in the latest volume of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
The five new Garra were discovered in Ethiopia, an area to which four of the fish are believed to be endemic. The species have been named Garra regressus, Garra duobarbis, Garra geba, Garra tana and Garra dembecha.
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Last edited by Quixotic; 4th May 2007 at 01:00.
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