Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Pigmouth carp
Fish Name : Labeo kontius
Max size : 61.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Cauvery river system in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in large rivers, channels and culture ponds (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
India country information
Common Names : Pigmouth carp, പന്നിവായ് കെണ്ട, கருமுனீக் கென்டை, கருமுழிக் கென்டை, குருமுழிக் கென்டை, പന്നിവൈകെണ്ടി , Coal eyed carp, Currmuneekendai, Currumuzhikendai, Moogihalale, Pannivaykendai, Rohu
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses
