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Labeo catla (Hamilton, 1822)

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Bangladesh country information

Common names: Catal, Catla, Katalin bangla
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Nguyen, T.T.T., 2004
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found in Choto Jamuna river (Ref. 100698). Genetic research for the aquaculture sector is being done in the country (Ref. 55327). Also Ref. 4832, 39989, 41236, 43638.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Rahman, A.K.A., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro benthopelagico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 5 - ? m (Ref. 4832).   Subtropical; 18°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 34°N - 19°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. Introduced elsewhere.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 41236); peso massimo pubblicato: 38.6 kg (Ref. 72380)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 17; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 8. Body deep, with depth 2.5 to 3 times in standard length (Ref. 4832). Has a large, upturned mouth (Ref. 3264), with a prominent protruding lower jaw (Ref. 4832). Pectoral fins long, extending to pelvic fins; scales conspicuously large (Ref. 4832).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Adults occur in rivers, lakes and culture ponds (Ref. 41236). Mature individuals breed in rivers (Ref. 4832). Surface and mid-water feeders, mainly omnivorous with juveniles feeding on aquatic and terrestrial insects, detritus and phytoplankton.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
FAO(Aquaculture systems: production, species profile; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00552 - 0.01438), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.8   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.28; tm=3-5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.