The kalabans (Bangana dero) is a species of cyprinid fish found in streams in the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal, and China. It is also found in Bangladesh.[2]
Kalabans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Bangana |
Species: | B. dero
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Binomial name | |
Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822)
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The species is sexually dimorphic with males developing nuptial tubercles.[3]
References
edit- ^ Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Bangana dero". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166424A6206188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166424A6206188.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bangana dero". FishBase. November 2016 version.
- ^ Sunder Lal Hora; K. S. Misra (31 August 1936). "Sexual Dimorphism in the Carp Labeo Dero (Ham.)". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 38 (3): 341. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v38/i3/1936/162325.