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Scientific Name Labeo calbasu    (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name
Type Locality Bengal and western provinces, India.
Synonym(s) Catla calbasu, Cirrhine micropogon, Cirrhinus belangeri, Cyprinus calbasu, Cyprinus micropogon, Labeo calabasu, Labeo colbasu, Labeo nigrescens, Labeo velatus, Lebeo calbasu, Morulius calbasu, Rohita belangeri, Rohita calbasu, Rohita reynauldi
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Size 900mm or 35.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and South Western China. Reported as introduced to China.
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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 297, 387, Pl. 2 (fig. 33).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2014 Jan 17 09:43)