Category:
Fish >
Resource
Bata labeo: Labeo bata
Synonyms:
Cyprinus bata Hamilton, 1822
Labeo bata Day, 1878
Common name: Bata labeo
Local name: Bata, Bhangon bata
Taxonomy position:
Phylum- Chordata
Class-Oesteichthyes
Order- Cypriniformes
Family- Cyprinidae
Genus- Labeo
Fin formula:
D. 11 (2/9); P1. 16-17; P2. 9(1/8); A. 7(2/5). (Rahman, 2005)
Description of the species:
Body is elongate. Its dorsal profile is more convex than the ventral. …read more
Category:
Fish >
Resource
Kalbasu: Labeo calbasu
Synonyms:
Cyprinus calbasu Hamilton, 1822
Labeo calbasu Day, 1878
Labeo calbasu Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937
Common name: Kalbasu, Black rohu
Local name: Kalibaus, Baus, Kalia
Taxonomy position:
Phylum- Chordata
Class-Oesteichthyes
Order-Cypriniformes
Family- Cyprinidae
Genus-Labeo
Fin formula:
D. 17-18 (3/14-15); P1. 16-18; P2. 9 (1/8); A. 7(2/5). (Rahman, 2005)
Description of the species:
Dorsal profile is more convex than of abdomen. Lips thick, …read more
Category:
Fish >
Resource
Rohu carp: Labeo rohita
Synonyms:
Cyprinus rohita; Hamilton, 1822
Labeo rohita; Day, 1878
Labeo rohita; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937
Labeo rohita; Bhuiyan, 1964
Common name: Rohu
Local name: Rui, Rohit, Rou
Taxonomy position:
Phylum- Chordata
Class-Oesteichthyes
Order- Cypriniformes
Family- Cyprinidae
Genus- Labeo
Fin formula:
D. 15-16 (3/12-13); P1. 16-17; P2. 9; A. 7(2/5). (Rahman, 2005)
Description of the species:
According to Talwar and Jhingran …read more
Category:
Fish >
Resource
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
Family: Cyprinidae
Sub family: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeo
Species: L. rohita
Morphological description:
Body elongated. Highest body length is found at the commencement of dorsal fin. Snout …read more
Category:
Fish >
Resource
Bata: Labeo bata
Labeo bata (Hamilton) [Bangla name: Bata] natural inhabits in river system of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan. Moreover it is found in river lakes, haor, floodplains, pond and similar water bodies. It does not breed naturally in ponds and naturally it breeds in rivers during monsoon month (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991).
In the …read more
Category:
Fish >
Resource

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 dweller carp species but normally it occupies the column-region of the aquatic ecosystem. Its food comprises crustaceans …read more
Recent Comments
No comments.