Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Fringed-lipped peninsula carp
Fish Name : Labeo fimbriatus
Max size : 91.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.14-0.18; Fec=64,770)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Myanmar (Ref. 4832) and Bangladesh (Ref. 41236).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in rivers above tidal reaches and culture ponds (Ref. 41236). Mainly herbivorous, feeding on diatoms, blue-green and green algae, higher aquatic plants, insects and detritus (Ref. 4832). Spawning occurs during the southwest monsoon in the Western Ghats (Ref. 44177)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Fringed-lipped peninsula carp, Selkendai, Venkendai, रचु, शाल, कमीद, किजन, செல் கென்‍டை, வெண் கென்‍டை, येरा गंदुमीनु, बीलजि, तामबरा, तामबिर, पीदुसि, गोंदुमनु, चींचुंधन, थामाकीउम, सीलकींदइ, குண்டுமணி செல், പിരിചുണ്ടന്, പിരിച്ചുണ്ടന്, പിരിചുണ്ടന് , Belji, Chenchundan, Fringe lipped carp, Gondumanu, Gundumani sel, Kammeed, Kemmenu, Kijan, Pedusi, Pirichundan, Rachu, Sel kendai, Shaal, Tambir, Tambir, Tambra, Thamakeum, Yerra-gandumenu
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses