Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Orange-fin labeo
Fish Name : Labeo calbasu
Max size : 90.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : demersal; potamodromous ; depth range 10 - 10 m
Climate : tropical; 25°N - 16°N
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14-0.15)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and South Western China. Reported as introduced to China (Ref. 55380).
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Has a small, inferior mouth surrounded by fleshy lips.
Biology : Occurs in rivers and ponds (Ref. 4832); in slow-moving waters of rivers and feeds on plants (Ref. 9687), filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 44151). Fecundity of 2 specimens (38.8-40.5 cm) ranged between 193,000 and 238,000 (Ref. 1479)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Karnataka labeo, கருஞ் செல், காக்கா மீன், കാളാഞ്ചി, കാളാന്ചി, காக்காமீன், கருப்பூசெல், Dai, Dhai, Dini, Kaakkameen, Kaki bonda, Kakka meen, Kakkameen, Kalabenise, Kalabenise, Kalanchi, Kalbans, Kalbasu, Kalbons, Kalbose, Kaliara, Kalisasu, Kanas, Kanoshi, Karaekolasa, Karas kolasa, Karnaunehar, Kartamin, Karum chel, Karunchel, Karuppusel, Karuthameen, Koraekolasa, Kundu, Kurrimeenu, Kurrimenu, Macchilu, Mahlee, Mali, Mali, Mulvel, Nalagundumenu, Nallchitraya, Ngathi, Sel kendai
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses