Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Rohu
Fish Name : Labeo rohita
Max size : 200 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9987); max. published weight: 45.0 kg (Ref. 9987); max. reported age: 10 years
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range - 5 m
Climate : tropical; 32°N - 21°S
Global Importance : fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3; tmax=10)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal.
Diagnosis : Dorsal fin with 12-14 1/2 branched rays; lower profile of head conspicuously arched; short dorsal fin with anterior branched rays shorter than head; 12-16 predorsal scales ; snout without lateral lobe (Ref. 43281).
Biology : Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4832). A diurnal species and usually solitary. Burrows occasionally. Feeds on plants. Spawning season generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawning occurs in flooded rivers. Fecundity varies from 226,000 to 2,794,000 depending upon the length and weight of the fish and weight of the ovary. Widely introduced outside of its native range for stocking reservoirs and aquaculture. Utilized fresh (Ref. 9987)
Threatened : Dangerous:
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Khan, H.A. and V.G. Jhingran. 1975. (Ref. 56)
India country information
Common Names : Rohu, ਰੋਹੂ, रोहु, रोहु, ਤਪਰਾ, രോഹു, ਧਾਮਬਰਾ, तामबदा मासा, கண்ணாடி கென்டை, റോഹു , Bhobhari, Bocha-gandumeenu, Dhambra, Dumra, Kannadi kendai, Kennadi kendai, Rahu, Rau, Rohi, Rohitham, Rohiti, Rohitii, Rohu, Rohu, Rohu, Rohu, Rohu, Rohu, Row, Row, Ruee, Ruhu, Rui, Rui, Tambada masa, Tambada massa, Tambada-massa, Tapra
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses
