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1.2.Labeo rohita (rohu)
1.2.Labeo rohita (rohu)
- Small pointed head, with elongated body
- Moderately convex abdomen
- Mouth terminal with fringed lips
- Matures at the end of two years
- Column feeder feeds predominantly on phytoplankton and filamentous algae
- Breeding and distribution similar to catla
- Grows to 750-900 g in a year; growth faster second years onwards
- Grows to over 0.9 m.
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