Garra mini, new species, is described from the Shuvolong, Shailopropat and Chingthong waterfalls in the Kar-nafuli and Sangu River drainages. The largest specimens recorded is 46.8mm SL and specimens over 40mm SL have reached reproductive size. Alongside G.ethelwynnae (28mm SL) and G.poecilura (44.5mm SL), G.miniis one of the smallest species in the genus. Garra mini is diagnosed by morphological and meristic characters in combination, particularly the numerous small predorsal scales and the presence of a contrasted dark stripe along the middle of the side, and also by the DNA barcode sequence (cytochrome oxidase subunit I, COI) with three unique substitutions