Mrigal

Mrigal
For other fishes known as Indian Carp, see Indian Carp.
Mrigal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cirrhinus
Species: C. cirrhosus
Binomial name
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
(Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms

Cirrhinus mrigala F. Hamilton, 1822

The Mrigal carp (Cirrhinus cirrhosus or Cirrhinus mrigala), also known as Indian Carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus. Native to the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers of the Indian Subcontinent, it is extensively aquafarmed, with 463,520 t harvested in 2008.[1]

Aquaculture

It is an important aquacultured freshwater species in South Asia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cirrhinus mrigala". Fisheries Global Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Cirrhinus_mrigala/en. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  2. ^ Development of freshwater fish farming and poverty alleviation - A case study from Bangladesh

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