Catla catla, commonly known as the Indian carp or catla, is a fish of the carp family found in rivers and lakes of South Asia. It is an important species for aquaculture in the region. While some sources place it in the genus Catla, others classify it under the genus Gibelion. It has a large protruding lower jaw and is commonly farmed to alleviate poverty in Bangladesh.

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For other fishes known as Indian Carp, see Indian Carp.
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Catla catla, (Synonymous with Cyprinus catla, Gibelion catla), also known as Indian Carp,
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is the only member of the genus Catla, of the carp family Cyprinidae. It is a fish with a large
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protruding lower jaw. It is commonly found in rivers and freshwater lakes in India, Nepal,
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Myanmar, Bangladesh and Pakistan. In India it is commonly known as the Bhakur.
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the genus Catla, ITIS considers it to belong to the genus Gibelion, Heckel, 1843.
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Recent changes It is an important aquacultured freshwater species in South Asia.[1]
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References [edit] Phylum: Chordata
1. ^ Development of freshwater fish farming and poverty alleviation - Acase study from Class: Actinopterygii
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Bangladesh Order: Cypriniformes
Languages Catla catla - http://en.bdfish.org/2010/02/catla-catla-catla-hamilton-1822/ Family: Cyprinidae
বাংলা Taxonomicon - http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ Genus: Catla (but see text)
Català Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). "Catla catla" in FishBase. August 2011 Valenciennes, 1844
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Español Species: C. catla
"Gibelion catla" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 01 Apr 2007.
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Menon, A.G.K. 1999 Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc.
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Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. Catla catla
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