Deccan white carp

The Deccan white carp (Cirrhinus fulungee) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to Karnataka and Maharashtra in India[2] 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]

Deccan white carp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Cirrhinus
Species:
C. fulungee
Binomial name
Cirrhinus fulungee
(Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Chondrostoma fulungee Sykes, 1839

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]

References
  1. Dahanukar R (2013) Cirrhinus fulungee IUCN Red List
  2. (PDF) https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/ans/erss/uncertainrisk/Cirrhinus-fulungee-WEB-10-31-2012.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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