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: 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