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Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Roho labeo
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Bangladesh country information

Common names: Rohu, Rui
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Nguyen, T.T.T., 2004
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Extensively stocked in ponds throughout the country. Genetic research for the aquaculture sector is being done in the country (Ref. 55327). Also Ref. 56, 4832, 39989, 41236, 43640.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rahman, A.K.A., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 4832).   Tropical; 32°N - 21°S

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