Freshwater aquaculture

Practical 1 - Study of cultivable carps

1.3. Cirrhinus mrigala (mrigal)

• Small head, blunt snout and elongated body
• Mouth sub-terminal, lips without fringes
• Body silvery, dark grey on back, fins orange, tinted with black
• Bottom feeder, feeds mainly on detritus
• Grows to about 700 g in 1 year
• Breeding and distribution similar to catla and rohu