Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Kuria labeo
Fish Name : Labeo gonius
Max size : 150 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832); max. published weight: 1,360 g (Ref. 1479)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical; 38°N - 8°S
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 4832). Recorded from Afghanistan (Ref. 41034) and Nepal (Ref. 9496).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits rivers. Spawns during the southwest monsoon. Does not normally breed in ponds. Artificial breeding done through hypophysation. Cultured in ponds along with other carp species
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
India country information
Common Names : Kuria labeo, Khursa, Kuri, Kuri
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses
