Phillips's garra (''Garra phillipsi'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family

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. It is found only in Sri Lanka, where it is restricted to a single stream on the Moussakele tea estate, near

Gammaduwa Gammaduwa is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Matale District, Central Province with a picturesque landscape and temperate climate. It is situated at an elevation of 931 m (3,054 ft) above sea level. The area is mildly dens ...

in the Upper Knuckles mountain range at altitudes between ASL. It is named in honour of

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William Watt Addison Phillips (1892–1981), British tea and rubber planter and amateur naturalist, who collected the holotype.

References

* Garra Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka Fish described in 1933 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Garra-stub