Nepal country information

Common names: Bhakur, Catla, Vakur
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 2008
Importance: commercial | Ref: Shrestha, J., 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Shrestha, J., 1994
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Indigenous of the Terai zone at altitudes of 76-450 m.; sells at 65-70 Rs/kg at the Kathmandu market according to figures obtained for March 1992. Status needs confirmation as this species was reported as introduced in the country (Ref. 85009). Also Ref. 4832, 41236, 43638.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shrestha, J., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Катля, Catlabarbe, Nga-thaing, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | 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 / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro benthopelagico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica 5 - ? m (Ref. 4832). Subtropical; 18°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468); 34°N - 19°S

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

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 41236); peso massimo pubblicato: 38.6 kg (Ref. 72380)

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Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 17; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 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).

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 Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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)

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

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquacoltura: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si

FAO(Aquaculture systems: production, species profile; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00552 - 0.01438), b=3.08 (2.95 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.8 ±0.22 se; based on food items.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.28; tm=3-5).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Labeo catla (Hamilton, 1822)