Claim: Garra periyarensis belongs to Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Actinopterygii, and Order Cypriniformes (possessing a Weberian apparatus - an anatomical structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes).
Evidence: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Like other orders of the Ostariophysi, fishes of Cypriniformes possess a Weberian apparatus. The Weberian apparatus is an anatomical structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes belonging to the superorder Ostariophysi.