Synonyms: Cyprinus mrigala Hamilton, 1822 Cirrhina mrigala Day, 1878 Cirrhina mrigala Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937 Cirrhina mrigala Bhuiyan, 1964 Cirrhina mrigala Ahmad, 1943 Cirrhinus mrigala mrigala Talwar and Jhingran, 1991 Common name: Caurvery white carp Local name: Mrigel, Mirka Taxonomy
Mrigal/Mrigel: Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Cirrhinus Synonyms: Cyprinus chaudhryi (Srivastava, 1968), Cyprinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795), Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822), Cirrhina blochii (Valenciennes, 1842), Cirrhina mrigala (Day, 1878), Mrigala
Mrigal carp: Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Synonyms: Cyprinus cirrhosus: Bloch, 1975. Cirrhina cirrhosa: Day, 1878. 1889; Macdonald, 1944. Cyprinus mrigala: Hamilton, 1822; Bhyiyan, 1964, Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Common name: Cauvery white carp (English name) Bangla name: Mirga, Mirgel, Mrigala, Mirka Taxonomic position: Phylum:
Mrigal: Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Mrigal inhabits river, tanks, haors, baors, beels, flood plain, ponds of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar and in south Asian countries. It is next in importance to Catla and Rohu for culture (Rath, 2000). It is common cultured carp species in
Near Threatened (NT) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh
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List of Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh and their conservation status
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Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part-C2)
Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822) English Name: Humped featherback, Clown knifefish Bengali Name: Chital (চিতল) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Endangered Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795) English Name: Mrigal Bengali Name: Mirka (মিরকা), Mrigel (মৃগেল) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened Clarias