Cyprinus mrigala is a Misapplied Synonym of Cirrhinus cirrhosus and also a Valid Name or Synonym of another species as well.

Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)

Mrigal Carp - Mrigal - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Cirrhinus
Species	:	Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Common Names:

English	:	Mrigal Carp[729] Cauvery white carp[6]
Bangla	:	Mrigal[729] Mrigyal[729] Mirgae[729] Mirgya[729] Mirgyala[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795
Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinius cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Cirrhinus cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795)
Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Cirrhina leschenaultii (Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Aug
Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849
Cirrhinus cauverii Jerdon, 1849
Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860 Aug
Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966 Mar
Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966 Mar)
Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
Cirrhinus chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968
Cyprinus mrigala (Non Hamilton, 1822)
Cirrhina plumbea (Non Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)
Cirrhina rubripinnis (Non Valenciennes, 1842 Aug)

Maximum Length and Weight:

90 cm (TL) ^[347] 840 mm (TL) and 8.84 kg ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.4 : 4-4.4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.4 : 4-4.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5-5.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.4-1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 2.5-3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 16(3/13); P₁. 17; P₂. 9(1/8); A. 8(3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}

Scales:

40-43 scales on lateral line. 15 scales before dorsal fin base. 6.5 scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line. 4.5 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [551]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [249]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Mauritius[877] Bangladesh[70] Bhutan[847] Cambodia[823] India[6] Laos[888] Myanmar[832] Nepal[134] Pakistan[6] Philippines[877] Vietnam[909]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Feni river, Feni[1165] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Baor, Haor ^[347]

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: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Fixed net ^[792]
Market price:
200-250 BDT/kg (Size: 70-80 cm, Weight: 1-1.5 kg, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]