Rohu
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For other fishes known as Indian major carp, see Indian carp. For the villages in Estonia, see Rohu, Estonia and Rõhu.
The rohu, rui, ruhi or roho labeo (Labeo rohita) 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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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. rohita |
Binomial name | |
Labeo rohita F. Hamilton, 1822 | |
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