Scientific Name: Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Mola carplet
Local/Bangla Name: Mola (মলা), Mourala (মউরালা)
Photo: ABR Lab
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
Fin formula: D. 9 (2/7); P1. 15; P2. 9; A. 7. It has moderately compressed and elogated body. Mouth somewhat superior; eyes are large. Lateral line incomplete with 65- 91 scales in lateral series. Caudal fin deeply forked; lobes pointed. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins usually with dark markings; Golden-yellow with a broad silvery lateral band on the body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Abundent in rivers, canals, beels, ponds and inundated fields throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater (benthopelagic)
References:
Rahman AKA (2005) Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh. 2nd ed. Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. xviii + 394 pp.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hasan MA, Khondker M and Rahman MM (eds.) (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. 300+xxxi. pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
