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SpeciesCypriniformesCyprinidae
Fish

🐟Rohu

Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822)

The rohu, rui, ruhi, rou or roho labeo is a species of fish of the carp family, found in rivers in South Asia. It is a large omnivore and extensively used in aquaculture.

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≈ a third of your weight
Conservation status
LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2010.

Population trendUnknown
Key measurements
Body mass
25 kg
Body length
2 m
Shoulder height
not recorded
Top speed
not recorded
Bite force
not recorded
Maximum lifespan
10 years
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Everything we know about the Rohu

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body mass
25 kgrecord 45 kg · FishBase
AnAge
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

Body length
2 mmaximum recorded
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Maximum lifespan
10 yearsrecord 10 years · FishBase
AnAge
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data quality: acceptable

Record: largest individual on record

Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0

Trophic level
2.19
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Source: FishBase · v25.04, estimate table · CC BY-NC 4.0

Diet
herbivoreaverage
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From trophic level 2.19 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.

Danger to humans
harmless
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Source: FishBase · v25.04 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Volume l
25 Laverage
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Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.

average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.

Not recorded for Rohu yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.

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Family tree

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderCypriniformes
  4. ›familyCyprinidae
  5. ›genusLabeo
  6. ›speciesLabeo rohita
Full lineage
  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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In other languages
रोहू मछली (hi), Labeo rohita (fr), Labeo rohita (es), ปลายี่สกเทศ (th), Labeo rohita (ca), Labeo rohita (it) … and 15 more languages
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