Garra simbalbaraensis , a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Himachal Pradesh, India

: Garra simbalbaraensis, new species, is described from the Simbalbara River, Himachal Pradesh, India. The new species is distinguished from its congeners in having a combination of following characters: a prominent short, thick, unilobed and rounded proboscis, distinctly projecting downwards above the transverse groove; a black spot at the upper angle of the gill opening, 32-33 lateral line scales and 32 total vertebrae.