Taxonomy & naming
Kangrang, Thoni, Mayden & Beamish described the species in 2016. The type locality is on route 323 near Prang Phe in the Mae Nam Kwai Noi drainage, Kanchanaburi. Garra is a large genus of sucker-mouthed labeonine cyprinids, ranging from West Africa and the Middle East across South and Southeast Asia to China.
Morphology
A typical Garra: elongate, with a ventral mouth and an adhesive mental disc on the lower lip. Size and colour have not been published in the sources the atlas uses.
Habitat
It is known from the Kwai Noi drainage of western Thailand. Habitat details and water parameters have not been published.
Feeding
Garra species are grazers. The lower lip forms an adhesive mental disc, and the fish rasp algae, diatoms and biofilm from stone with the hardened jaw edge, taking small invertebrates and detritus along with it. The diet of this species has not been described separately.
Mating
Mating has not been described for this species. Related Garra are seasonal egg-scatterers with no parental care, with ripe males carrying snout tubercles.
Breeding
Spawning has not been documented. Related Garra scatter eggs over stone and gravel and give them no care.
In the aquarium
Treat it as a hillstream fish: a long tank, strong flow, high oxygen, rounded stones and wood with algae and biofilm to graze, and a tight lid, since Garra climb and jump. Keep a group rather than a single fish, and give mixed algae wafers, sinking pellets and small live or frozen foods. Care notes come from the genus.
Conservation
No IUCN Red List assessment is known for this species, so no category is given. Population status and threats have not been described.