Freshwater aquaculture

Practical 1 - Study of cultivable carps

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.