Roho labeo (Labeo rohita)

Scientific name: Labeo rohita Hamilton, 1822

Roho labeo (Labeo rohita)

The Roho labeo (Labeo rohita) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.

Biology

Inhabits rivers. A diurnal species and usually solitary. Burrows occasionally. Feeds on plants. Spawning season generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawning occurs in flooded rivers. Fecundity varies from 226,000 to 2,794,000 depending upon the length and weight of the fish and weight of the ovary. Widely introduced outside its native range for stocking reservoirs and aquaculture. Utilized fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Labeo rohita
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
200
Depth range
5 m (16 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous; depth range 5 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3; tmax=10)

Sources

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

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