Labeo pangusia

Labeo pangusia is a species of fish in the genus Labeo. It occurs in mountain streams, lakes, river and ponds in northern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal. Its populations are declining, the main cause seems to be the damming of the waters it lives in so that explosives can be set t catch other fish. This species is of minor importance for human consumption.[1]

Labeo pangusia

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. pangusia
Binomial name
Labeo pangusia
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus pangusia Hamilton, 1822
  • Gobio pangusia (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Labeo kunki Chaudhuri, 1912

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Labeo pangusia". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T166497A6221734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166497A6221734.en.
  2. FishBase


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