8 Garra surendranathanii ഞെഴു / കല്ലേമുട്ടി

 Endangered small species of native freshwater fishes

Garra surendranathanii

Malayalam Name : ഞെഴു / കല്ലേമുട്ടി

Garra surendranathanii
Malayalam Name : ഞെഴു / കല്ലേമുട്ടി
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Garra
Species:	G. surendranathanii
Binomial name
Garra surendranathanii

 

Garra Surendranathanii (scientific name: Garra surendranathanii) is a fish native to the Western Ghats. This fish is threatened with extinction due to habitat destruction, destructive fishing practices, environmental pollution and invasion of non-native fish.

 

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