Pigmouth carp

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Pigmouth carp
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. kontius
Binomial name
Labeo kontius
Jerdon, 1849 [2]
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus kontiusJerdon, 1849
  • Cirrhinus rubropunctatusJerdon, 1849

The pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius) is a cyprinid, benthopelagic, tropical fish found in India.

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References

  1. Manimekalan, A. (2011). "Labeo kontius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2011: e.T172407A6885940. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172407A6885940.en .
  2. FishBase