Mrigal carp

Mrigal carp
From the Nandu River
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Cirrhinus
Species:
C. cirrhosus
Binomial name
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
(Bloch, 1795)
Synonyms
  • Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842
  • Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842
  • Cirrhinus chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
  • Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
  • Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966
  • Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795
  • Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842
  • Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966)>
  • Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860

The mrigal carp (Cirrhinus cirrhosus), (Bengali: মৃগেল, romanized: mrigél) also known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable.[1] It is widely aquafarmed, and introduced populations exist outside its native range.[1][2] It reaches a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft).[3] This species and Cirrhinus mrigala are considered distinct.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference iucn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ FAO (2014). "Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822)". Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cirrhinus cirrhosus". FishBase. May 2014 version.