Labeo dyocheilus
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The Brahmaputra Labeo ( Labeo dyocheilus ), Assamese - Xilghoria (শিলঘৰীয়া) and often called Boalla in Bengali গুড়া মাছ and Hindi भोला , is a medium-sized carp fish from the Indian and Indochinese regions.
description
The Brahmaputra Labeo has a strong body, large scales and fins with a reddish border. The back is dark brown and the eyes are reddish. Labeo dyocheilus has a large mouth with a pearly spawning rash on the mouth area . It can be up to 90 centimeters long. A specimen weighing 5 kilograms was caught with a rod in the Thai Srinakarin Reservoir.
distribution and habitat
The Brahmaputra Labeo occurs in Pakistan , Bangladesh and Nepal , i.e. in the river systems of the Indus and Meghna (which includes the Ganges and Brahmaputra ), as well as in those of the Salween , Mae Nam Chao Phraya , Mae Nam Mae Klong and Mekong . It prefers clear and fast-flowing stretches of water, but can also be found in the brackish Mekong Delta .
Way of life
Little is known about the way of life of the Brahmaputra Labeo.
Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b c Labeo dyocheilus on Fishbase.org (English)
- ^ Fishing World Records
Web links
- Distribution area of Labeo dyocheilus on the website of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. (engl.)
- Labeo dyocheilus onthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Dahanukar, N., 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2013.