Garra hughi [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Garra hughi
Garra hughi (cardamon garra) is an endangered species of ray-finned fish in the genus "Garra". It occurs in high mountain streams of the Southern Western Ghats, from the Anamalai Hills, south to the Agasthyamala Hills. The species is a benthopelagic fish, found in mountain streams.
The juveniles are free swimmers and are found in more cleaner waters closer to the banks and in pools and puddles along the course of the stream. The juveniles have an omnivorous diet including earthworms, aquatic insects
(native)
- "Garra gotyla gotyla" (native) Gadhera, Sucker head
- "Garra gotyla stenorhynchus" (endemic) Nilgiris garra
- "Garra hughi" (endemic) Cardamon garra
- "Garra kalakadensis" (endemic)
- "Garra kempi" (native) Kemp garra
- "Garra lamta" (native) Gadhera
- "Garra lissorhynchus" (endemic) Khasi garra
- "Garra litanensis" (native)
- "Garra manipurensis" (native)