Kuria labeo | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. gonius
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Binomial name | |
Labeo gonius (
Hamilton, 1822)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]
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]