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Mrigal carp

Fish

The mrigal carp, also called the white carp, is a species of ray finned fish in the carp family, native to Indian rivers, though its only surviving wild population is now in the Cauvery River, giving it a vulnerable conservation status. It can reach a maximum length of about 1 meter, and young fish typically reach around 24 inches and 4.4 pounds by age two. The species is one of the three Indian major carps and holds major importance in South Asian freshwater aquaculture, widely farmed in polyculture systems, with annual production fluctuating between roughly 250,000 and 550,000 tonnes since the early 1990s and India and Bangladesh as the leading producers; it commands a premium price compared with other farmed carp. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Cirrhinus cirrhosus 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cyprinidae, Taxa
Source Mrigal carp (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Mrigal carp (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Bhutan

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Cambodia

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China

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India

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Laos

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Malaysia

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Mauritius

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Nigeria

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Philippines

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Sri Lanka

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Thailand

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Vietnam

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Sources
1. FishBase: Cirrhinus cirrhosus food items
FishBaseFood items table
Quote, Food items table
detritus detritus debris unidentified India juv./adults plants phytoplankton n.a./other phytoplankton unspecified India juv./adults zooplankton plank. crust. n.a./other plank. crustaceans unspecified India juv./adults
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2. Mrigal carp (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable. It is widely aquafarmed, and introduced populations exist outside its native range. It reaches a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft).
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The species is one of the three Indian major carps and holds major importance in South Asian freshwater aquaculture, widely farmed in polyculture systems, with annual production fluctuating between roughly 250,000 and 550,000 tonnes since the early 1990s and India and Bangladesh as the leading producers; it commands a premium price compared with other farmed carp.
  • In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the..."
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3. Mrigal carp (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135517 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cyprinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cypriniformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 110
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 110
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Cypriniformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲤形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cyprinidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 325
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 325
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Cypriniformes","family":"Cyprinidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":35717,"full_name":"Hybopsis aulidion","author_year":"(Chernoff & Miller, 1986)","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Barbu Aveugle, Barbeau De Julien","language":"FR"},{"name":"Blind Carps, Plaeesok","language":"EN"},{"name":"Carpas, Barbos","language":"ES"},{"name":"鲤科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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