Fish: Labeo dero (Pahari Rohu) | fish | fishing | angler fish | goldfish |

Labeo dero (Pahari Rohu)

 

Geographical Distribution:

Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, China and Sri Lanka.

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Morphological Characters:

Its body well built and sub-cylindrical. Its head is small and 20 % of the whole body. The depth of body is deep and equal to the length of head. The dorsal side of the snout has deep groove. Many small pits are present on snout. There is no lobe on lateral side of snout. The mouth is big and inferior. The lower lip bears a number of dorsal papillae. The lower jaw bears a horny layer. Only two small maxillary barbels are present on the sides of the mouth. The eyes are located in the posterior half of the head. The diameter of the eye is 25 % of head length. The dorsal fin originate between snout and base of tail. The dorsal fin is somewhat elevated than the head and bears 13 rays. The pectoral and pelvic fins are small and carry 18 and 09 rays respectively. Anal fin is also small and has 8 rays. The caudal fin is forked and is longer than head. On lateral line, there are 41-43 scales. Colour of the dorsal side is brownish while rest of the body is silvery. On each scale, there is conspicuous red line. The eyes are reddish in colour. There are pores on upper lip and snout.

Feeding:

 Basically it is herbivorous fish and eat planktons and insects. It is the substitute of rohu in mountaineous area.

Breeding:

It spawns during July to August. The pattern of breeding is similar to that of rohu and thaila. The temperature required for spawning is 20-26 oC. Fecundity rate is about 50,000 eggs/kg body weight.

Prospects in Aquaculture:

 Its growth rate is poor compared to other culturable species. Therefore, it is not commonly cultured in central and southern Punjab.