LABEO : COMMENTS, HABIT AND HABITAT, CLASSIFICATION, DIAGRAM, CHARACTERISTICS
Labeo # Comments => Habit and Habitat: Labeo is found in ponds and rivers. They are vegetarians and bottom dwellers. Labeo is commonly known as Rohu in Hindi. The body is covered with large overlapping cycloid scales. The snout is obtuse and blunt. The body is divided into three distinct parts head, trunk, and tail. A pair of filamentous barbels are present. The scales are flat, bony with rounded edges, hence called cycloid scales. They are of taxonomic value. Dorsal, anal, caudal, paired pectoral and ventral fin with soft fin rays are present. The caudal fin is divided into two equal lobes. Rohu has a great food value in India.