Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Attentive carplet
Fish Name : Amblypharyngodon melettinus
Max size : 8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6028)
Environment : demersal; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: potential
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.50-1.60)Distribution : Asia: India and Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits ponds, slow-flowing streams and canals (Ref. 41236). Prefers still water with a mud substrate in the dry zone. In aquarium, it feeds on phytoplankton (Ref. 6028)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991. (Ref. 6028)

India country information
Common Names : Attentive carplet, Veli Lake carplet, ஊலர்ஸ், വയന്വ്, பச்‍சை தலைக் கென்‍டை, பச்சைதலைக் கென்டை, Enapu-pakke, Oolares, Pachaitalai kendai, Pachathalai kendai, Vayambu, Vayambu
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses