Garra waensis (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes) sa podarilo vedecky popísať z rieky Wa, ktorá je prítokom rieky Nan zo systému povodia Chao Phraya River v severnom Thajsku. Tento nový druh rodu, ktorý je známy aj akvaristom, sa odlišuje mnohými morfologickými znakmi (absencia fúzikov, 7 lúčov chrbtovej plutvy, malá a široká hlava, sfarbenie atď.). Originál vedeckého popisu znie nasledovne: "The absence of barbels; 7 branched dorsal fin rays; 31–37 lateral-line scales; 10–12 circumpeduncular scales; a small and broad head (head length [HL] 22.7–26.1% in standard length, head depth 56.1–64.9% HL, head width 74.0–85.0 % HL); a weakly developed proboscis in front of nostrils; the presence of reddish-orange spots (white or dull yellowish white in preserved specimens) on the side of the body; and a dark mid-lateral stripe running from the upper edge of the gill opening to the caudal peduncle and expanding into a large anteriorly-pointed triangular blotch at the end of the body (in preserved condition)". Lothongkham, Amornchai, Sakda Arbsuwan & Prachya Musikasinthorn. 2014. Garra waensis, a new cyprinid fish (Actinopterygii: Cypriniformes) from the Nan River basin of the Chao Phraya River system, northern Thailand. Zootaxa. 3790 (4): 543–554.
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