Kuria labeo

The Kuria labeo (Labeo gonius) (Assamese: কুঁঢ়ি, romanized: kurhi, কুৰিহা kuriha; Bengali: ঘনিয়া, romanized: ghonia, গৈন্না gôinna)[3] is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae.[4] It is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Burma, and it is known from Afghanistan and Nepal.[4]

Kuria labeo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. gonius
Binomial name
Labeo gonius
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus gonius Hamilton, 1822
  • Rohita gonius (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Rohita chalybeata Valenciennes, 1842
  • Osteochilus chalybeatus (Valenciennes, 1842)
  • Labeo microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1842
  • Rohita microlepidota (Valenciennes, 1842)

The fish has been known to reach 1.5 meters in length and weigh 1.4 kilograms.[4] It is a freshwater fish usually found in rivers,[4] and it is sometimes seen in paddy fields.[1] It spawns during the monsoon around July and August.[1]

This fish is reared in aquaculture.[4] It can be reared with some other carps, but it tends to compete with certain species.[5]

The species is widespread and common in some areas, and it is not considered threatened on a large scale. It may face potential threats from overexploitation and degradation of its habitat.[1]

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Labeo gonius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T166436A6208877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166436A6208877.en.
  2. "Synomnyms of Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)". Fishbase. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Common names of Labeo gonius. FishBase. 2011.
  4. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo gonius. FishBase. 2011.
  5. Jena, J. and P. C. Das. (2011). Grow-out performance of Kuria labeo, Labeo gonius (Hamilton), with major carps in carp polyculture system. Aquaculture Research 42(9), 1332-38.


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