Kalabans

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Kalabans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Bangana
Species:
B. dero
Binomial name
Bangana dero
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Chondrostoma semivelatus
  • Cyprinus dero
  • Labeo dero
  • Labeo rilli
  • Sinilabeo dero

The kalabans (Bangana dero) is a species of cyprinid fish found in streams in the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal, and China. It is also found in Bangladesh. [2]

The species is sexually dimorphic with males developing nuptial tubercles. [3]

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References

  1. Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Bangana dero". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166424A6206188. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166424A6206188.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bangana dero". FishBase . November 2016 version.
  3. Sunder Lal Hora; K. S. Misra (31 August 1936). "Sexual Dimorphism in the Carp Labeo Dero (Ham.)". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 38 (3): 341. doi: 10.26515/rzsi/v38/i3/1936/162325 .