Mola carplet

Mola carplet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Genus:	Amblypharyngodon
Species:	A. mola
Binomial name
Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Cyprinus molaHamilton, 1822 Leuciscus mola(Hamilton, 1822) Leuciscus pellucidus McClelland, 1839 Amblypharyngodon pellucidus(McClelland, 1839) Mola buchanani Blyth, 1860 Amblypharyngodon saranensisChaudhuri, 1912 Amblypharyngodon gadigarhiMalhotra & Singh Dutta, 1975

The mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) is a species of carplet in the family Danionidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, ^[2] although IUCN considers its presence certain only in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. ^[1] Adult Amblypharyngodon mola are typically found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams, nullahs, and paddy fields. They can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length. ^[2]

Mourala (Mola carplet)

In Indian subcontinent mola carplet has value as foodfish. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Amblypharyngodon mola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166521A6227212. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166521A6227212.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblypharyngodon mola". FishBase . February 2021 version.
3. Gupta, Sandipan; Banerjee, Samir (2014). "Feeding and Breeding Biology of Amblypharyngodon mola – A Review". International Journal of Aquatic Biology.