Mrigal carp
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit fast flowing streams and rivers . Can tolerate high levels of salinity. Juveniles are omnivorous to about 5 cm TL, adults are almost entirely herbivorous. Feed on plankton, but also grazes on algae. Spawning occurs in marginal areas of the water body with a depth of 50-100 cm over a sand or clay substrate. A 6 kg female can lay a million eggs (of 1 mm diameter) . Widely cultured in India but fails to breed naturally in ponds, thus induced breeding is done. Fishery harvests 40 cm fish weighing 1000 g and of about 3 years. A very active fish that thrives in ponds but spawns in swift rivers. Fingerlings are in great demand for stocking ponds between July and November .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Vertebrae: 39. Body plain greyish; 12-15 branched dorsal rays .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Mrigal carp is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Mrigal carp is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Mrigal carp is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range 5 - ? m . Tropical; 28°N - 7°N native to large rivers in the Indian subcontinent (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
plankton, but also grazes on algae
📐 Morphometrics
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Mrigal · Mrigal Carp · White Carp |
| 🌍BEN | Mrigal · Mrigala |
| 🌍CES | Ostroretka Čtyřvousá |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Intianmutakarppi |
| 🌍HIN | Nain · Nainee · Naini · Narain · नारैन · नैन · नैनी |
| 🌍KAN | Dodda-arja |
| 🌍KHM | Trey Krawlang |
| 🌍MAL | Vellaranjan |
| 🌍MAR | Mirga |
| 🌍MYA | Nga-gyin |
| 🌍NEP | Jhilke |
| 🌍ORI | Mirgali · Mirrga · Mirrgah |
| 🌍SND | Morahkee |
| 🌍TAM | Pudu Kendai · Venkendai · அரிஞ்சான் · புதுக் கென்டை · மிருகால் · வெண் கென்டை |
| 🌍TEL | Yerramosu · యర్రమోసు |
| 🌍VIE | Cá Mrigan |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cirrhina blochii | Valenciennes | 1842 | Synonym |
| Cirrhina chaudhryi | Srivastava | 1968 | Synonym |
| Cirrhina cirrhosa | Bloch | 1795 | Synonym |
| Cirrhina leschenaultii | Valenciennes | 1842 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinius cirrhosus | Bloch | 1795 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinus blochii | Valenciennes | 1842 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinus cauverii | Jerdon | 1849 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinus chaudhryi | Srivastava | 1968 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinus cuvierii | Jerdon | 1849 | Synonym |
| Cirrhinus horai | Lakshmanan | 1966 | Synonym |
| Cyprinus cirrhosus | Bloch | 1795 | Synonym |
| Dangila leschenaultii | Valenciennes | 1842 | Synonym |
| Henicorhynchus horai | Lakshmanan | 1966 | Synonym |
| Mrigala buchanani | Bleeker | 1860 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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