Labeo fimbriatus - Freshwater Biodiversity Portal of Bangladesh

Scientific Name: Labeo fimbriatus (Bloch, 1795)

English Name: Fringed-lipped peninsula carp

Local/Bangla Name: Rasu Rui (রাসু রুই)

Photo: Dr A. K. Prusty (Fishbase)

Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Description:

Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:

Found in rivers above tidal reaches and culture ponds.

Environment:

Freshwater (Benthopelagic; potamodromous)

References:

Hossain M, Wahab M, Belton B (2012) The Checklist of the Riverine Fishes of Bangladesh. FAN Bangladesh. 1. 29-39.

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 5: Freshwater Fishes. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp xvi+360

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (08/2025).

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