Kuria labeo
Kuria labeo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. gonius
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Binomial name | |
Labeo gonius (Hamilton,1822)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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TheKuria labeo(Labeo gonius) (Assamese:কুঁঢ়ি,romanized:kurhi,কুৰিহাkuriha;Bengali:ঘনিয়া,romanized:ghonia,গৈন্নাgôinna)[3]is a species of fish in thecarpfamily,Cyprinidae.[4]It is native toPakistan,India,Bangladesh,andBurma,and it is known fromAfghanistanandNepal.[4]
The fish has been known to reach 1.5 meters in length and weigh 1.4 kilograms.[4]It is afreshwater fishusually found in rivers,[4]and it is sometimes seen inpaddy fields.[1]Itspawnsduring themonsoonaround July and August.[1]
This fish is reared inaquaculture.[4]It can be reared with some other carps, but it tends to compete with certain species.[5]
The species is widespread and common in some areas, and it is not considered threatened on a large scale. It may face potential threats fromoverexploitationand degradation of its habitat.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdDahanukar, N. (2010)."Labeo gonius".The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:2010: e.T166436A6208877.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166436A6208877.en.
- ^"Synomnyms ofLabeo gonius(Hamilton, 1822) ".Fishbase.Retrieved29 October2017.
- ^Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.)Common names ofLabeo gonius.FishBase. 2011.
- ^abcdeFroese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.)Labeo gonius.FishBase. 2011.
- ^Jena, J. and P. C. Das. (2011).Grow-out performance of Kuria labeo,Labeo gonius(Hamilton), with major carps in carp polyculture system.Aquaculture Research42(9), 1332-38.