| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) |  | ||||
| Order: | Cypriniformes (carps) | |||||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||||
| FishBase name: | Attentive carplet | |||||
| Max. size: | 8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6028) | |||||
| Environment: | demersal; potamodromous | |||||
| Climate: | tropical | |||||
| Global Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: potential | |||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.50-1.60) | |||||
| Distribution: | Asia: India and Sri Lanka. | |||||
| Biology: | Inhabits ponds, slow-flowing streams and canals (Ref. 41236). Prefers still water with a mud substrate in the dry zone. In aquarium, it feeds on phytoplankton (Ref. 6028) | |||||
| Threatened: | Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508) | |||||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||||
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Attentive carplet - (Silver carplet)
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