Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
24.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 119.2 g |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: widely distributed in the hill streams of the Indus drainage in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India; extending also into Iranian Seistan and into the coastal drainage of Bahut Kalat in Pakistan (Ref. 33323). |
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Apparently prefers lakes and main river banks, and does not ascend cold-water tributaries. Primarily a lotic species feeding from epilithic growth. |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Known from North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Azad Kashmir (Ref. 52665). Also Ref. 4832, 33323, 41236. |
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