Labeo rohita
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Labeo
Labeo rohita
Description
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Characters
Body shape: fusiform / normal. Dorsal fin with 12-14 1/2 branched rays; lower profile of head conspicuously arched; short dorsal fin with anterior branched rays shorter than head; 12-16 predorsal scales ; snout without lateral lobe (Ref. 43281). Striking features: none.
Distribution
Rohu x catla hybrid. Labeo rohita and Catla catla cross.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
Adults inhabit rivers (Ref. 4832). A diurnal species and usually solitary. They burrow occasionally. Feed on plants. Spawning season generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawning occurs in flooded rivers. Fecundity varies from 226,000 to 2,794,000 depending upon the length and weight of the fish and weight of the ovary. Widely introduced outside its native range for stocking reservoirs and aquaculture. Utilized fresh (Ref. 9987).
Max length: 200.0 cm TL; max weight: 45000 g; max age: 10 years.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Spawns in middle reaches of rivers, where flood water spreads in more or less limpid shallows over fertile flats, well above tidal reaches; also in reservoirs and bundh-type tanks.
IUCN Red List Status: N.A. (N.A.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: highly commercial; gamefish; aquaculture: commercial.
References
Khan, H.A. and V.G. Jhingran (1975) Synopsis of biological data on rohu Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822). FAO Fish. Synop. (111):100 p.
Bhowmick, R.M., R.K. Jana, S.D. Gupta, G.V. Kowtal and M. Rout (1981) Studies on some aspects of biology and morphometry of the intergeneric hybrid, Catla catla Hamilton x Labeo rohita Hamilton produced by hypophysation. Aquaculture 23:367-371.
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
Frimodt, C. (1995) Multilingual illustrated guide to the world's commercial warmwater fish. Fishing News Books, Osney Mead, Oxford, England. 215 p.
Alikunhi, K.H. (1958) Observations on the feeding habits of young carp fry. Indian J. Fish. 5(1):95-106.
Kottelat, M. (2001) Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
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