For other fishes known as Indian and Bangladeshi carp, see Indian carp.
Catla
Young catla
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Subfamily:
Labeoninae
Genus:
Labeo
Species:
L. catla
Binomial name
Labeo catla
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Cyprinus catla Hamilton, 1822
Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus catla (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus abramioides Sykes, 1839
Hypselobarbus abramioides (Sykes, 1839)
Catla buchanani Valenciennes, 1844
Gibelion catla (Hamilton 1822)
Catla (Labeo catla), (Bengali: কাতলা, romanized: kātlā) also known as the major South Asian carp, is an economically important South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is native to rivers and lakes in northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, but has also been introduced elsewhere in South Asia and is commonly farmed.[1][2]
In Nepal and neighbouring regions of India, up to Odisha, it is called Bhakura.
Catla is a fish with large and broad head, a large protruding lower jaw, and upturned mouth. It has large, greyish scales on its dorsal side with a whitish belly. It reaches up to 182 cm (6.0 ft) in length and 38.6 kg (85 lb) in weight.[2]
Catla is a surface and midwater feeder. Adults feed on zooplankton using large gill rakers, while young ones feed on both zooplankton and phytoplankton. Catla attains sexual maturity at an average age of two years and an average weight of 2 kg (4.4 lb).
^ abTenzin, K. (2010). "Gibelion catla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166425A6206451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166425A6206451.en. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ abFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Gibelion catla" in FishBase. September 2017 version.
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Indian major carp is a common name for several species of fish: Catlacatla or catla. It is an economically important South Asian freshwater fish of the...
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India's major carps which are declining in the entire Ganga River like catla, rohu, and mrigal fishes were released on the confluence of the Ganga and...
of the fish will prevent Osteoporosis, a Vitamin D deficiency disease. Catla Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Labeo rohita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
to 194.48. Some of the fish commonly caught in fisheries include catla (Catlacatla), golden mahseer (Tor putitora), tor mahseer (Tor tor), rohu (Labeo...
of a rohu (Labeo rohita) in Lucknow, and from the intestines of a catla (Catlacatla) from Kolkata, both in India.[citation needed] Acanthogyrus tripathi...
usually farmed in polyculture with other Asian carp, or sometimes with catla or other fish species. The species has also been introduced, or spread by...
tributaries include: Doula (Channa channa), Rahu (Labeorohita), Thaila (Catlacatla), Mori (Cirrhinus mrigala), Carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) and Talapia (Tilapia...
state capital Bhopal. The major fish species found in the reservoir include catla, rohu, mrigal, wallago attu, mystus and chitala. The Halali River is a tributary...
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polyculture system of three Indian major carps, along with roho labeo and the catla. It was introduced by aquaculture across India started in the early 1940s...
irrigation, as well as an important source of income from fishing for catla fish (Labeo catla) and rohu (Labeo rohita). An average of 75,000 tourists visit the...
(Cyprinus carpio) and major carps (Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and catlacatla). A fish farm has been set up in the Bhima Tal. Every year large fish...
river Ghaghra. The common fish species are rohu (Lebeo rohita), bhakur (Catlacatla), nain (Cirrhina mrigala), parhin (Wallagonia attu), krunch (Labeo calbasu)...
slight inward curve (e.g. Eurasian carp) forked, ending in two prongs (e.g. catla) lunate or shaped like a crescent moon (e.g. swordfish) (D) - Diphycercal...
in all the parts of the pond is used. Fish used in this system include catla and silver carp (surface feeders), rohu (a column feeder), and mrigal and...
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family) Asian carp True carp species African carp Bighead carp Black carp Catla Carnatic carp Chinese mud carp Common carp (European carp) Crucian carp...
The economically important fishes reported are: C. punctatus, C. reba, Catlacatla, L. calbasu, Channa marulius, Cirrhina mrigala, L. gonius, Labeo rohita...
family) Asian carp True carp species African carp Bighead carp Black carp Catla Carnatic carp Chinese mud carp Common carp (European carp) Crucian carp...
price of fish as well, the prominent varieties of which being Rohu ("Rou"), Catla ("Bahu"), Walking catfish ("Magur") and Monopterus ("Kuchia") among many...
family) Asian carp True carp species African carp Bighead carp Black carp Catla Carnatic carp Chinese mud carp Common carp (European carp) Crucian carp...
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