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Garra dembecha in Eritrea

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Garra dembecha   Getahun & Stiassny, 2007
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Gadem_u2.jpg) by Geremew, A.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	13.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 58532)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: river basins in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Garra dembecha is distinguished from African congeners by the following combination of features: weakly developed disc, predorsal region partially scaled anterior to dorsal fin, chest, belly, and postpelvic region asquamate, moderately elongate intestine, large gas bladder, and vent situated distant from anal fin (Ref. 58532). Body relative gracile, greatest body depth located midway between dorsal-fin origin and snout (Ref. 58532). Two pairs of barbels, maxillary barbels usually about the same length as rstral pair (Ref. 58532). Dorsal fin with iv-7 rays, anal fin with iv-5 rays, and pectoral fin with iv-12 rays (Ref. 58532). Body brown dorsally, slightly lighter brown below lateral line and ventrally; trace of midlateral band of variable width often present on flanks and caudal peduncle (Ref. 58532). Characteristically well-developed, small black spot present just behind opercle, in region of first lateral line scale (Ref. 58532). Dorsal fin membrane pale cream distally, with strongly pigmented, wide black submarginal band in membrane between rays, and narrow pale cream band proximally; either 4 or 5 elongate black spots extend dorsally between rays in basal membrane of dorsal fin, often reaching into basal third of dorsal fin; anal fin uniformly pale creamy brown, caudal fin pale dusky brown, with median rays a slightly darker brown, pelvic and pectoral fins uniformly pale creamy brown (Ref. 58532).
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Stiassny, M.L.J. and A. Getahun. 2007. (Ref. 58532)
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Eritrea country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
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Uses:	live export:
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/er.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Stiassny, M.L.J. and A. Getahun, 2007
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