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Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

Roho labeo
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Pakistan country information

Common names: Dum-bra, Rohu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found throughout the plains of Pakistan. Known from Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan (Ref. 51161). Also occurs in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Ref. 40982). Also Ref. 1739, 4832, 12076, 41236, 43640.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Mirza, M.R., 2002
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

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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