| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
90 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater; brackish; depth range 10 - 10 m, potamodromous |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and South Western China. Reported as introduced to China (Ref. 55380). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Has a small, inferior mouth surrounded by fleshy lips. |
| Biology: |
Adults occur in rivers and ponds (Ref. 4832); in slow-moving waters of rivers and feed on plants (Ref. 9687), filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 44151). Fecundity of 2 specimens (38.8-40.5 cm) ranged between 193,000 and 238,000 (Ref. 1479). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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