Labeo angra

Labeo angra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. angra
Binomial name
Labeo angra
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus angra Hamilton, 1822
  • Gobio angra (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus morala Hamilton, 1822
  • Labeo morala (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus hamiltonii Gray, 1830

Labeo angra is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is commonly known as the Angra labeo.[1] It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan.[1] It has also been reported from Afghanistan.[2]

This fish has been known to reach a maximum length of around 22 centimeters.[2] It is an herbivorous freshwater fish that can be found in several habitat types, such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.[1]

This species is of commercial importance as a food and sport fish.[2] It has become very rare in the Hakaluki Haor wetlands of eastern Bangladesh,[1] and the construction of a dam on the Tinau River of Nepal has interrupted its migration activity there,[3] but in general it is common and not considered threatened.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Devi, R.; Boguskaya, N. (2009). "Labeo angra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T169633A6658673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169633A6658673.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo angra. FishBase. 2011.
  3. ^ Sharma, C. M. and J. Shrestha. Fish diversity and fishery resources of the Tinau River, Western Nepal.[usurped] In: Jha, P. K., et al. Environment and Agriculture: Biodiversity, Agriculture and Pollution in South Asia pp 78-83. Ecological Society (ECOS), Kathmandu, Nepal. 2001.


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