Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows and carps) Genus: Amblypharyngodon Species: A. microlepis
Synonyms Leuciscus microlepis Bleeker, 1854 Leuciscus pellucidus McClelland, 1839
Common/local names English: Indian carplet Bangladesh: Mola (মলা) India: Mola, Dhawai, Makhni and Oori.
Distribution: Bangladesh (Rahman, 1989) and India (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
Conservation status: Not threatened in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh, 2000).
Morphology: Body elongate and compressed, abdomen rounded. …read more
