Labeo catla, Catla : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish

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Labeo catla (Hamilton, 1822)

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India country information

Common names: Bacha, Bahkur, Barkur
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Originally confined to the plains north of Krishna, but has been transplanted to all river systems and reared in the tanks and reservoirs (Ref. 4832). Population is declining due to the introduction of silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Ref. 6092). Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), Tripura (Ref. 97593), Nainital, Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721), Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719), Periyar Lake, Tungabhadra River, Tambraparani river system, Parambikulam WLS, Bharathapuzha River, Chalakkudy River system, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, Southern Kerala river systems, Idukki and Neyyar WLS and Achenkoil river system (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 1739, 41236, 43638, 43640, 45255. Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Катля, Katlya, Nga-thaing, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 5 - ? m (Ref. 4832). Subtropical; 18°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 34°N - 19°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Mapa de puntos | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. Introduced elsewhere.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 41236); peso máximo publicado: 38.6 kg (Ref. 72380)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8. Body deep, with depth 2.5 to 3 times in standard length (Ref. 4832). Has a large, upturned mouth (Ref. 3264), with a prominent protruding lower jaw (Ref. 4832). Pectoral fins long, extending to pelvic fins; scales conspicuously large (Ref. 4832).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Adults occur in rivers, lakes and culture ponds (Ref. 41236). Mature individuals breed in rivers (Ref. 4832). Surface and mid-water feeders, mainly omnivorous with juveniles feeding on aquatic and terrestrial insects, detritus and phytoplankton.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: muy comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si
FAO - Aquaculture systems: producción, species profile; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Herramientas

E-book | Guía de campo | Asistente para frecuencias de tallas | Herramienta de ciclo de vida | Mapa de puntos | Catch-MSY |

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Fuentes de Internet

AFORO (otoliths) | Alien/Invasive Species database | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Género, Especie | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Aquaculture systems: producción, species profile; Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Árbol de la vida | Wikipedia: Go, búsqueda | Expediente Zoológico

Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00818 - 0.01115), b=3.06 (3.02 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.8   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.28; tm=3-5).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 186 [82, 309] mg/100g; Iron = 0.937 [0.464, 1.633] mg/100g; Protein = 17.2 [16.2, 18.2] %; Omega3 = 0.41 [0.20, 0.85] g/100g; Selenium = 132 [63, 298] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.54 [1.84, 11.88] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.25 [0.68, 1.75] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.