Nibble Fish/Red Garra

Scientific name: Garra rufa

Class: Fish

Continent:

, Asia

, Europe

Habitat: Rivers of the Mediterranean and Middle East

Diet: Scavenger

Size: 3 - 5 Inches

These Active Bottom-Dwellers Live in Fast-Moving Streams

These active bottom-dwellers live in fast-moving streams where they scour rocks for food with their flat, downward facing mouths. They don’t have teeth but instead a plate-like structure in the mouth used to rasp biolfilms off of surfaces. They are also known for being used in beauty parlours to eat the dead skin from around people's cuticles.

Conservation Status

Extinct

Extinct in the wild

Critically endangered

Endangered

Vulnerable

Near threatened

Least concern

Insufficient data

Not evaluated