Summary ²

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

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1. (c) Khalid Mahmood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catla_catla.JPG
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibelion_catla

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