Labeo angra

Labeo angra is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is known commonly as the Angra labeo.[1] It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan.[1] It has also been reported from Afghanistan.[2]

Labeo angra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. angra
Binomial name
Labeo angra
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus angra Hamilton, 1822
  • Gobio angra (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus morala Hamilton, 1822
  • Labeo morala (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus hamiltonii Gray, 1830

This fish has been known to reach a maximum length around 22 centimeters.[2] It is an herbivorous freshwater fish that can be found in several habitat types in rivers, lakes, and ponds.[1]

This species is of commercial importance as a food and sport fish.[2] It has become very rare in the Hakaluki Haor wetlands of eastern Bangladesh,[1] and the construction of a dam on the Tinau River of Nepal has interrupted its migration activity there,[3] but in general it is common and not considered threatened.[1]

References
  1. Devi, R. and N. Boguskaya. 2009. Labeo angra. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo angra. FishBase. 2011.
  3. Sharma, C. M. and J. Shrestha. Fish diversity and fishery resources of the Tinau River, Western Nepal. Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine In: Jha, P. K., et al. Environment and Agriculture: Biodiversity, Agriculture and Pollution in South Asia pp 78-83. Ecological Society (ECOS), Kathmandu, Nepal. 2001.


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