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Garra dembeensis in Rwanda
Dembea stone lapper

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Garra dembeensis   (Rüppell, 1835)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Gadem_u0.jpg) by de Vos, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Dembea stone lapper
Max. size:	11.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 26°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Tana and tributaries of the Blue Nile, Omo River and the upper reaches of Logone River and Chad basin. Known from East Africa to Cameroon (Ref. 2801).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Rostral lobe well developed with denticulated edge. Lower lip form chin disc wider than long, marginal membrane free and full. Barbels smaller than eye diameter. Upper edge of dorsal slightly concave. Gill rakers on 1st branchial arch. Dorsal: 3 simple, 7-8 branched. Anal: 2 simple, 5 branched.
Biology:	Commonly found in rapid parts of rivers and also on wave-washed rocks (Ref. 4967). Feeds on algae (Ref. 13624). Adheres to stones in swift water (Ref. 28714)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Rwanda country information
Common names:	Dembea stone lapper		Ref:  De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Mukungwa river (Ref. 46152).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rw.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
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