The enigmatic genus Garra (Hamilton, 1822) was represented by 39 species from India. To date, 14 species of Garra have been reported in southern Western Ghats of India. 25 species of Garra have been reported to occur across north and northeastern India. Among the Indian fresh-water fishes few have greater interest in the study of evolution than those belonging to the genus Garra. Great confusion has prevailed in the taxonomy of this genus, partly because many of the species exhibit considerable individual variability, and partly because ichthyologists have attempted to apply to them specific...