The Kuria labeo (Labeo gonius) (Assamese: কুঁঢ়ি, romanized: kurhi, কুৰিহা kuriha; Bengali: ঘনিয়া, romanized: ghonia, গৈন্না gôinna)[3] is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae.[4] It is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Burma, and it is known from Afghanistan and Nepal.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. gonius
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| Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)
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The fish has been known to reach 1.5 meters in length and weigh 1.4 kilograms.[4] It is a freshwater fish usually found in rivers,[4] and it is sometimes seen in paddy fields.[1] It spawns during the monsoon around July and August.[1]
This fish is reared in aquaculture.[4] It can be reared with some other carps, but it tends to compete with certain species.[5]
The species is widespread and common in some areas, and it is not considered threatened on a large scale. It may face potential threats from overexploitation and degradation of its habitat.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Labeo gonius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T166436A6208877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166436A6208877.en.
- ^ "Synomnyms of Labeo gonius (Hamilton, 1822)". Fishbase. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Common names of Labeo gonius. FishBase. 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo gonius. FishBase. 2011.
- ^ Jena, J. and P. C. Das. (2011). Grow-out performance of Kuria labeo, Labeo gonius (Hamilton), with major carps in carp polyculture system. Aquaculture Research 42(9), 1332-38.
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