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Labeo rohita in Bhutan
Rohu

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Labeo rohita   (Hamilton, 1822)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Laroh_u6.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Rohu
Max. size:	200 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9987); max. published weight: 45.0 kg (Ref. 9987); max. reported age: 10 years
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range - 5 m
Climate:	tropical; 32°N - 21°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3; tmax=10)
Distribution:	Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal fin with 12-14 1/2 branched rays; lower profile of head conspicuously arched; short dorsal fin with anterior branched rays shorter than head; 12-16 predorsal scales ; snout without lateral lobe (Ref. 43281).
Biology:	Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4832). A diurnal species and usually solitary. Burrows occasionally. Feeds on plants. Spawning season generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawning occurs in flooded rivers. Fecundity varies from 226,000 to 2,794,000 depending upon the length and weight of the fish and weight of the ovary. Widely introduced outside of its native range for stocking reservoirs and aquaculture. Utilized fresh (Ref. 9987)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Khan, H.A. and V.G. Jhingran. 1975. (Ref. 56)
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Bhutan country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Gaylegphug ponds (Ref. 40882).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Petr, T., 1999
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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