Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Garra gotyla is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family from freshwater in South Asia.
The species is relatively widespread in South Asia, and reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in). The former subspecies, G. g. stenorhynchus of the Western Ghats has been elevated to full species status as Garra stenorhynchus.
Wikipedia contributors, Garra gotyla; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:34:41.246873+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Garra gotyla (Gray, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1830)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Garra
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusGarra Hamilton, 1822
- speciesGarra gotyla (Gray, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Garra. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Garra abhoyai Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra aethiopica (Pellegrin, 1927) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra allostoma Roberts, 1990 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra alticaputus Arunachalam, Nandagopal & Mayden, 2013 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra annandalei Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra bispinosa Zhang, 2005 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra blanfordii (Boulenger, 1901) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra cambodgiensis (Tirant, 1883) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra ceylonensis Bleeker, 1863 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra chaudhurii Hora, 1921 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra compressus Kosygin & Vishwanath, 1998 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garra congoensis Poll, 1959 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Garra montisalsi Hora, 1921 Hora, 1921 | synonym |
| Discognathus jerdoni kangrae Prashad, 1919 Prashad, 1919 | synonym |
| Gara gotyla (Gray, 1830) (Gray, 1830) | synonym |
| Discognathus kangrae Prashad, 1919 Prashad, 1919 | synonym |
| Garra kangrae (Prashad, 1919) (Prashad, 1919) | synonym |
| Cyprinus gotyla Gray, 1830 Gray, 1830 | synonym |
| Garra gotyla gotyla (Gray, 1830) (Gray, 1830) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1026576 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FBJH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.