Labeo Gonius
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Labeo gonius , engl. Kuria Labeo, in Bengali গনি, কুর্চি, ঘান্যা, ঘোনিয়া, ঘাইন্না, Khursa Bata or Shada Gonia is a large carp fish from Southeast Asia .
description
The fish species has a dark green back and silvery light flanks. Labeo gonius has the following fin formula : dorsal 13–16, anal 5–6. Kuria Labeo can be up to 150 centimeters long. The largest captured Labeo gonius weighed over 30 kilograms.
distribution and habitat
Kuria Labeo is native to rivers in the countries bordering the Bay of Bengal such as Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and Myanmar . It is particularly common in Assam , Darjeeling , West Bengal , Bihar , Uttar Pradesh and Orissa . The distribution area extends to the Krishna River on the east coast. This species of fish was also introduced in Afghanistan and Nepal . Although ponds are not part of the natural habitat of Labeo gonius , it can be cultivated there.
Way of life
The spawning season in Bangladesh begins with the beginning of the southwest monsoon . Kuria Labeo is very fertile, the weight of the ovaries can be up to 87% of the body weight.
Use
In the pond industry, Kuria Labeo is usually kept in polyculture with other Asian carp fish species. Kuria Labeo is often crossed with Labeo rohita because the hybrids grow faster.
Web links
- Anil Chatterji: Age and Growth of Labeo gonius (Cyprinidae) in Kali River, Uttar Pradesh, India 1992 [1]
- M. Aminur Rahmana; M. Zahera; KM Azimuddin: Evaluation of Growth, Survival, and Production of an Endangered Fish, Labeo gonius (Hamilton) Fingerlings in Earthen Nursery Ponds [2]
- Labeo gonius inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Dahanukar, N., 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
Notes and individual references
- ↑ a b c d e Labeo gonius on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ http://www.nbfgr.res.in/Databases/threatened/Matters/Labeo_gonius.htm ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Fishing World Records
- ↑ SN Joshi and SS Khanna: Relative fecundity of Labeo gonius (Ham.) From Nanaksagar reservoir on http://link.springer.com/10.1007%2FBF03179135?from=SL
- ↑ http://eurekamag.com/keyphrase/l/007/labeo-gonius.php
