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''Guigarra'' is a monotypic genus of freshwater fish from China, closely related to ''
Garra ''Garra'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae. These fish are one example of the "log suckers", Suckermouth, sucker-mouthed Barb (fish), barbs and other cyprinids commonly kept in Aquarium, aquaria to keep down algae. T ...
''. Its only species is ''Guigarra cailaoensis'' which is found in the Cailao River, Fengshan County,
Guangxi Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The main feature of this species is that the lower lip is specialized into a suction cup structure, and it also has a well-developed upper lip.


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Labeoninae Monotypic fish genera Fish described in 2022 {{Labeoninae-stub