Ceylon logsucker

This article is about the species from Sri Lanka. For other species known as stone sucker, see Garra.
Ceylon logsucker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Species: G. ceylonensis
Binomial name
Garra ceylonensis
Bleeker, 1863[1]

Garra ceylonensis (the stone sucker[1] or Ceylon logsucker) is a species of ray-finned fish in the cyprinid family. It is endemic to rivers and streams in Sri Lanka (formerly known as "Ceylon").[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Garra ceylonensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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