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Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); cyrano: From Cyrano de Bergerac, character in a comedy characterized by a long nose.
Eponymy: Hercule-Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655) was a French dramatist, poet and duelist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: middle Nam Mang basin, Laos.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. Snout with a conspicuous, deeply notched secondary rostrum with large tubercles, with a long and slender proboscis, pointed forwards and not in contact with snout along its inferior side; body and fins dark brown to black with 6 faint stripes on posterior part; dorsal and anal fins with yellowish tip (Ref. 36949).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2000. Diagnosis of a new genus and 64 new species of fishes from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Bagridae, Syngnathidae, Chaudhuriidae and Tetraodontidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 5(1):37-82. (Ref. 36949)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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