Fringed-lipped peninsula carp (Labeo fimbriatus)

Scientific name: Labeo fimbriatus Bloch, 1795

Fringed-lipped peninsula carp (Labeo fimbriatus)

The Fringed-lipped peninsula carp (Labeo fimbriatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Biology

Found in rivers above tidal reaches and culture ponds. Mainly herbivorous, feeding on diatoms, blue-green and green algae, higher aquatic plants, insects and detritus. Spawning occurs during the southwest monsoon in the Western Ghats.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Labeo fimbriatus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
91.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.18; Fec=64,770)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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