Labeo angra

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Labeo angra
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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 angraHamilton, 1822
  • Gobio angra(Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus moralaHamilton, 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 commonly known as the Angra labeo. [1] It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan. [1] It has also been reported from Afghanistan. [2]

This fish has been known to reach a maximum length of around 22 centimeters. [2] It is an herbivorous freshwater fish that can be found in several habitat types, such as 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]

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References

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  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.