Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Labeo dussumieri
Max size : 50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43628); max. published weight: 2,000 g (Ref. 43628)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: experimental
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.7; Fec=66,420-239,854)Distribution : Asia: India and Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits relatively still waters and occurs in deep pools in larger rivers and in most low-country reservoirs. Feeds mainly on algae. Breeding in rivers is highly influenced by monsoon rains (Ref. 43628)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991. (Ref. 6028)

India country information
Common Names : Thooli, തൂളി, പുല്ലന്, Pullan
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses