Mrigal – BdFISH Feature

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:

Institute Profile: Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh by Md. Sohel Parvez February 19, 2012 Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries (IMSF), University of Chittagong… (6)
Cuchia, Monopterus cuchia (Hamilton, 1822) by Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad August 22, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Synbranchiformes… (4)
Zooplankton abundance in different waterbodies of the Rajshahi University campus by Sharmeen Rahman September 29, 2010 Pond is a unique environment which is created by man.… (3)
Exotic fishes of Bangladesh: Amazon sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis by Shams Galib May 17, 2011 This catfish is native to South America. Though this fish… (3)
Book Profile: Red Book of Threatened Fishes of Bangladesh by BdFISH Team September 25, 2010 Red Book of Threatened Fishes of Bangladesh presents mainly a… (3)
The Padma River by Shams Galib November 22, 2011 The Padma is the second longest river of Bangladesh (Hossain… (3)
Hilsa shad, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) by Nipa Chaki September 1, 2011 Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Clupeiformes… (3)
Book profile: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh by BdFISH Team November 2, 2010 The book entitled "Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh" presents 265 species… (3)
Puffer Fishes: A Common and an Old Threat in Bangladesh by Shams Galib January 3, 2011 ‘Puffer fish’ became a burning issue in recent times when… (3)
Mottled loach, Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton, 1822) by Shams Galib August 23, 2011 Systematic position (Nelson 2006) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)… (3)