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