Rohu Carp Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Labeo rohita
Family : Cyprinidae
Order : Cypriniformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Rohu
Habitat : Rivers,Streams,Beels,Deep Pools,Ponds,Tanks,Inundated Paddy fields,Floodplains
Description : Rohu carp is an elongated bodied fish with 1 pairs of barbels.Lips are thick and fringed while snout is projecting beyond mouth.Body is brownish to bluish along back and silvery below.It changes to greenish-black on back among those living around weeds.Fins are greyish or dark.During breeding season,scales have black margin and a red centre.
Other Species from Group
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Barilius tileo
(Tileo baril) -
Labeo fimbriatus
(Fringed-lipped Peninsula Carp) -
Pethia ticto
(Two-spot barb) -
Barilius vagra
(Vagra Baril) -
Cirrhinus reba
(Reba) -
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
(Mrigal Carp) -
Danio rerio
(Zebra Danio) -
Chagunius chagunio
(Chaguni) -
Barilius bendelisis
(Hamilton’s Baril) -
Amblypharyngodon microlepis
(Indian Carplet)
References:
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Ueberschaer,Bernd([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Shahtaj Islam Sakaal, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: www.fishbase.in, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Ueberschaer,Bernd([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.