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SpeciesCypriniformesCyprinidae
Fish

🐟Catla

Catla catla (Hamilton, 1822)

Catla also known as the major South Asian carp, is an economically important South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is native to rivers and lakes in northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, but has also been introduced elsewhere in South Asia and is commonly farmed.

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Catla catla, Indian carp
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderCypriniformes
  4. ›familyCyprinidae
  5. ›genusGibelion
  6. ›speciesGibelion catla
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  1. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  2. superorderCypriniphysae
  3. orderCypriniformes
  4. suborderCyprinoidei
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumChordata
  3. subphylumCraniata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. superclassGnathostomata
  6. superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
  7. classActinopteri
  8. subclassNeopterygii
  9. superorderCypriniphysae
  10. orderCypriniformes
  11. suborderCyprinoidei
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ปลากระโห้สาละวิน (th), 卡特拉魮 (zh), Catlabarbe (de), Katla (sv), کاتلا (ماهی) (fa), Indiniai karpiai (lt) … and 16 more languages
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