Scientific Name: Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
English Name: Mrigal carp
Local/Bangla Name: Mrigal (মৃগেল), Mirka (মিরকা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Description:
This fish has a plain greyish body. Its dorsal fin has no stiff spines, but it does have 12 to 15 softer rays for support. It has 39 bones (vertebrae) running along its body.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit fast flowing streams and rivers. Can tolerate high levels of salinity.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish, (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)
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.
Giri SS ed, 2017 Monographs on Threatened Freshwater Fishes of South Asia. SAARC Agriculture Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 305 p.
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