Catla

For other fishes known as Indian Carp, see Indian Carp.
Catla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Catla (but see text)
Valenciennes, 1844
Species: C. catla
Binomial name
Catla catla
(F. Hamilton, 1822)

Catla catla, (Synonymous with Cyprinus catla, Gibelion catla), also known as Indian Carp, is the only member of the genus Catla, of the carp family Cyprinidae. It is a fish with a large protruding lower jaw. It is commonly found in rivers and freshwater lakes in India, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In India it is commonly known as the Bhakur.

Taxonomic Issues

While some sources such as Fishbase and Taxonomicon consider this species to belong to the genus Catla, ITIS considers it to belong to the genus Gibelion, Heckel, 1843.

Aquaculture

It is an important aquacultured freshwater species in South Asia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Development of freshwater fish farming and poverty alleviation - A case study from Bangladesh