Cirrhinus mrigala ( Hamilton, 1822 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8097127 |
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Cirrhinus mrigala ( Hamilton, 1822 ) |
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Cirrhinus mrigala ( Hamilton, 1822) View in CoL View at ENA
[I]—Mrigal
Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus mrigala Hamilton, 1822: 279 View in CoL , 386, pl. 6, fig. 79 [Gangetic provinces, India; no types known].— Afghanistan synonyms: None.—Revisions: Roberts (1997: 177) as synonym of C. cirrhosus View in CoL .—Illustration: Hamilton (1822: pl. 6, fig. 79) as Cyprinus mrigala View in CoL .
Status in Afghanistan. This species is found in aquaculture facilities but not recorded from wild ecosystems in Afghanistan ( Currie 2006; Coad 2014).—Afghanistan materials: None.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan: Kept in aquaculture facilities.—General distribution: South Asia: India; introduced elsewhere.—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers and tanks. It breeds during the southwest monsoon in shallow pockets in marginal areas and in bunds. It is a detritus feeder with a narrow range of food variety. It is a bottom feeder, subsisting mainly on decaying vegetation. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Commercially important.
Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
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Cirrhinus mrigala ( Hamilton, 1822 )
Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Eagderi, Soheil, Sungur, Sevil, Coad, Brian W & Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 2023 |
Cyprinus mrigala
Hamilton 1822: 279 |
Cyprinus mrigala
Hamilton 1822 |
C. cirrhosus
Bloch 1795 |