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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Gymnostomus |
Species: | G. fulungee
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Binomial name | |
Gymnostomus fulungee (
Sykes, 1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Deccan white carp (Gymnostomus fulungee) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to Karnataka and Maharashtra in India [3] initially but later to other states after the construction of dams. It is currently widely distributed across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. [1]
The species can attain a length of 30 cm. It is used for food but does not support large fisheries. It is often sold in local markets. [1]
Deccan white carp | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Gymnostomus |
Species: | G. fulungee
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Binomial name | |
Gymnostomus fulungee (
Sykes, 1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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The Deccan white carp (Gymnostomus fulungee) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to Karnataka and Maharashtra in India [3] initially but later to other states after the construction of dams. It is currently widely distributed across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. [1]
The species can attain a length of 30 cm. It is used for food but does not support large fisheries. It is often sold in local markets. [1]