Cirrhinus mrigala
(Hamilton, 1822)

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Classification / Names

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Cirrhinus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe (Ref. 45335).

Environment / milieu / depth range / climate zone / distribution range

Freshwater; demersal; tropical.

Distribution

Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Introduced into Peninsular India.

Size / Weight / Age

Max length: 99.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 41236); max. published weight: 12.7 kg (Ref. 41236).

Biology

Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549)..

Main reference

Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 125652)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: March 21 2010

CITES (Ref. 131153)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00851 (0.00739 - 0.00980), b=3.07 (3.03 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.3 ±0.2 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 282 [119, 631] mg/100g; Iron = 2.17 [1.09, 4.35] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.2, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.237 [0.068, 0.751] g/100g; Selenium = 381 [138, 941] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.76 [2.11, 20.68] μg/100g; Zinc = 1 [1, 2] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.