Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Curmuca barb
Fish Name : Hypselobarbus curmuca
Max size : 120 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: likely future use
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm>4)Distribution : Asia: India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in rivers, usually in deep pools and shady parts in the hilly regions. Lives and breeds in hilly terrain but comes down to tidal reaches for feeding. Spawns in small streams with sandy and weedy bottoms. Feeds mainly on algae and occasionally on insect larvae
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Curmuca barb, കൂരല്, ചുണ്ടന്, Kooral, Koracha
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses