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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - 10 m (Ref. 9687). Tropical; 25°N - 16°N
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and South Western China. Reported as introduced to China (Ref. 55380).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 32.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)
Adults occur in rivers and ponds (Ref. 4832); in slow-moving waters of rivers and feed on plants (Ref. 9687), filamentous algae and diatoms (Ref. 44151). Fecundity of 2 specimens (38.8-40.5 cm) ranged between 193,000 and 238,000 (Ref. 1479).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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