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Labeo gonius
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Cypriniformes (COL) |
| Family | Cyprinidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Labeo | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | gonius | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2010 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | (Hamilton, 1822) | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 4832). Recorded from Afghanistan (Ref. 41034) and Nepal (Ref. 9496).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is distributed in northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: There is no information about the population status. However, this species is often cultivated in ponds along with other major carps (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). This species is common in West Bengal, and Bangladesh. Capture frequency of 1.9 % in Senkhi River, Arunachal Pradesh (Tamang et al. 2007).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It inhabits rivers. This species breeds during monsoon season (July and August) and is a very prolific breeder (Khan 1934, Ahmad 1944, Joshi and Khanna 1980). It also breeds in paddy fields (S. Chaudhry pers. obs.).
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This carp which attains a length of 1.5 m and has good fishery value (Khan 1934). It is cultivated in ponds along with other carp species. Artificial breeding is successful through hypophysation (Talwar and Jhingran 1991).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
This is a wide spread species and there are no known large scale threats known for this species. However, this species may be threatened by quarries, excessive harvesting and blasting in the wild.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
This is a wide spread species and there are no conservation actions in place for this species. Monitoring populations and trade trends have been suggested as a conservation measure.
Citation: Dahanukar, N. 2010. Labeo gonius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166436A6208877. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166436A6208877.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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Record Level
Growth Parameters
| Temperature | 0 | Observed Weight | 1360 |
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| Sex | Previous Catalog Number | ||
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| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
Collecting Event
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Labeo gonius, click this link: Synonyms. |
Cyprinus gonius Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Labeo microlepidotus Valenciennes, 1842 ¦ Osteochilus chalybeatus (Valenciennes, 1842) ¦ Rohita chalybeata Valenciennes, 1842 ¦ Rohita gonius (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Rohita microlepidota (Valenciennes, 1842) ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Labeo gonius, click this link: Common Names. |
Minor carp () |
Localities To Manage Localities for Labeo gonius, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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