Bangana dero is a valid scientific name.

Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822)

- Kursha - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Bangana
Species	:	Bangana dero

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Kursha[5] Katal kushi[5]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822
Labeo dero (Hamilton, 1822)
Sinilabeo dero (Hamilton, 1822)
Labeo cephalus Valenciennes, 1842
Chondrostoma semivelatus Valenciennes, 1844
Labeo rilli Chaudhuri, 1912
Labeo henshawi Fowler, 1924
Labeo diplostomus (Non Heckel, 1838)
Labeo dyocheilus (Non McClelland, 1839)
Labeo ricnorhynchus (Non McClelland, 1839)
Cirrhina sindensis (Non Day, 1872 Apr)
Labeo sindensis (Non Day, 1872 Apr)
Labeo almorae (Non Chaudhuri, 1912)
Labeo soplaoensis (Non Fowler, 1934)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.3 : 3.7-4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.5-6 : 4.2-4.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4.2-4.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.4-1.7 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.6-1.8 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D ii-iii 9-12; A ii-iii 5; P i 16-17; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}D. 13 (10/3); P₁. 17; P₂. 9 (1/8); A. 7 (2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

42-43 scales on lateral line. 18-20 scales before dorsal fin base. 7.5-8.5 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. 5.5-6.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [677]
Bangladesh	:	Data Deficient (DD)	(Version 3.1) [394]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[825] Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] China[848] India[37] Iran[839] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available