Labeo angra

Labeo angra
Scientific classification
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 known commonly as the Angra labeo.[1] It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, India, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan.[1] It has also been reported from Afghanistan.[2]

This fish has been known to reach a maximum length around 22 centimeters.[2] It is an herbivorous freshwater fish that can be found in several habitat types in 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Devi, R. and N. Boguskaya. 2009. Labeo angra. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 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. Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. 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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