Labeo rohita – BdFISH Feature

Photofeature: Freshwater Fishes of Sunamganj Haor Area (Part K-L)

Labeo angra (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) English Name: Angra labeo Bengali Name: Kharsa (খরসা), Angrot (অ্যাংরট), Kharish (খরিস) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Not threatened Labeo bata (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) English Name: Bata labeo Bengali Name: Bata (বাটা) IUCN (Bangladesh) Status: Endangered

Rohu/Rui: Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Cypriniformes (Carps) Family: Cyprinidae (carp and minnows) Genus: Labeo Synonyms: Cyprinus rohita (Hamilton, 1822) and Labeo horai (Fowler, 1924) Common names: Rui, Rohit, Rou, Nawla (Bangladesh); Rohu (Fishbase); Indian Major carp,

Rohu: Labeo rohita

Synonyms: Cyprinus rohita: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822. Labeo rohita: Day, 1878; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Labeo horai: Fowler, 1924. Common name: Rohu (English name) Bangla name: Rui, Rohit, Rou Taxonomic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Cypriniformes

Rui: Labeo rohita

Labeo rohita (Hamilton) or Rohu or Rui is the natural inhabitant of river, streams, canals, beels of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Myanmar. But it is also found in lakes, ox-bow lakes, ponds, ditch and similar water bodies. Mainly middle

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