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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. …read more
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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).
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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 …read more
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