''Garra alticaputus'' is a species of
cyprinid fish
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ...
in the genus ''
Garra'' described from the
Dikrong River at Boorum village
Itanagar,
Arunachal Pradesh,
India.
Etymology
The name ''alticaputus'' came from a
Latin word which refers to the deep head of the species.
References
Garra
Fish described in 2013
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