Catla

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Catla

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Gibelion
Heckel, 1843
Species: G. catla
Binomial name
Gibelion catla
(Hamilton, 1822)

Gibelion catla, the only member of the genus Gibelion, of the carp family Cyprinidae is a fish with a large protruding lower jaw. It is commonly found in rivers and freshwater lakes in the South and South East Asia.

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