Family:- Cyprinidae
English Name:- Carp
Scientific Name:- Hampala Macrolepidota
Size:- Average size of 10 - 20 cm and can grow to more than 40 cm in length and weighs more than 5 kg.
Morphology:- Presence of a black band running vertically from the dorsal fin downwards to the belly, but may disappear when the fish is more than 1 kg. The dorsal fin and the caudal fin lobes have black stripes and these remains until adult. Body is silverfish-grey in colour.
Biology:- The fish spawn in the upstream of the rivers. The young either dominate the rivers or move into the lake. Fish have been photographed climbing rapids to reach their spawning ground. Diet consists of smaller fish, shrimps and insects.
Distribution:- Mostly confined to rivers but is also present in lakes.
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