''Garra micropulvinus'' is a species of

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in the subfamily Labeoninae. It is endemic to the upper Red River drainage in Yunnan, China. It grows to

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Ecology

At the

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in Xichou County, ''Garra micropulvinus'' prefer stream stretches with a rapid current and stony substrate. The diet is mostly based on algae, but they also feed on other aquatic plants and on larvae of aquatic insects. According to local knowledge, adults conduct an upstream spawning migration in September–December, with spawning taking place in pools of clear water.

References

Garra Freshwater fish of China Endemic fauna of Yunnan Taxa named by Zhou Wei (zoologist) Taxa named by Pan Xiao-Fu Taxa named by Maurice Kottelat Fish described in 2005 {{Garra-stub