Cirrhinus cirrhosus – BdFISH Feature

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

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:

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