Amblypharyngodon mola
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Amblypharyngodon
Amblypharyngodon mola
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal.
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 4832). Reported from Afghanistan (Ref. 39701).
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams, marshes/swamps.
Biology
Adults are found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams, nullahs and paddy fields (Ref. 41236). Development of oocytes is asynchronous, are fractional spawners (Ref. 94282).
Max length: 20.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external. Asynchronous oocytes development, fractional spawner (Ref. 94282).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2009-10-09. Resilience: Medium (Fec=500).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran (1991) Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map
Menon, A.G.K. (1999) Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p.
Gopi, K.C. (2000) Freshwater fishes of Kerala State. p. 56-76. In Ponniah, A.G. and A. Gopalakrishnan. (eds.). Endemic Fish Diversity of Western Ghats. NBFGR-NATP Publication. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, U.P., India. 1, 347 p.
Gupta, S. and S. Banerjee (2013) Studies on some aspects of reproductive biology of Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822). Int. Res. J. Biol. Sci. 2(2):69-77.
Vidthayanon, C., A. Termvidchakorn and M. Pe (2005) Inland fishes of Myanmar. Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 160 pp.
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