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Diseases and Parasites

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White spot Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Trophic Strategy

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Inhabits rivers (Ref. 4832). A diurnal species and usually solitary. Burrows occasionally. Maximum altitude at 500 m and minimum temperature of 14°C. Feeds on detritus, plants and invertebrates (Ref. 11027). Reproductive migration during the monsoon season towards shallow waters of flood plains. Non-spawning adults usually found feeding in littoral zones.
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Migration

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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Life Cycle

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Spawns in middle reaches of rivers, where flood water spreads in more or less limpid shallows over fertile flats, well above tidal reaches; also in reservoirs and bundh-type tanks.
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Diseases and Parasites

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Sachalinorhynchus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Diseases and Parasites

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Thelohanellus Infection 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Diseases and Parasites

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Neascus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Trichodinosis. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Ichthyophthirius Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Sporozoa-infection (Myxobolus sp.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Dactylogyrus Gill Flukes Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Diseases and Parasites

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Water mold Disease (l.). Fungal diseases
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Fish louse Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Diseases and Parasites

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Water mold Disease (e.). Fungal diseases
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Diseases and Parasites

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Aeromonosis. Bacterial diseases
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Diagnostic Description

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Dorsal fin with 12-14 1/2 branched rays; lower profile of head conspicuously arched; short dorsal fin with anterior branched rays shorter than head; 12-16 predorsal scales ; snout without lateral lobe (Ref. 43281).
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Biology

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Adults inhabit rivers (Ref. 4832). A diurnal species and usually solitary. They burrow occasionally. Feed on plants. Spawning season generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawning occurs in flooded rivers. Fecundity varies from 226,000 to 2,794,000 depending upon the length and weight of the fish and weight of the ovary. Widely introduced outside its native range for stocking reservoirs and aquaculture. Utilized fresh (Ref. 9987).
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Importance

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fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Rohu

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Caught rohu for sale at Kurriro, Danbiro Machi
Fried Rui dish, Bangladesh.

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.

Description

The rohu is a large, silver-colored fish of typical cyprinid shape, with a conspicuously arched head. Adults can reach a maximum weight of 45 kg (99 lb) and maximum length of 2 m (6.6 ft),[2] but average around 12 m (1.6 ft).

Distribution and habitat

The rohu occurs in rivers throughout much of northern and central and eastern India,[3] Pakistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, and has been introduced into some of the rivers of Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Ecology

The species is an omnivore with specific food preferences at different life stages. During the early stages of its lifecycle, it eats mainly zooplankton, but as it grows, it eats more and more phytoplankton, and as a juvenile or adult is a herbivorous column feeder, eating mainly phytoplankton and submerged vegetation. It has modified, thin hair-like gill rakers, suggesting that it feeds by sieving the water.[4]

Rohu reach sexual maturity between two and five years of age. They generally spawn during the monsoon season, keeping to the middle of flooded rivers above tidal reach. The spawning season of rohu generally coincides with the southwest monsoon. Spawn may be collected from rivers and reared in tanks and lakes.[2]

Aquaculture

The rohu is an important aquacultured freshwater species in South Asia.[5] When cultured, it does not breed in lake ecosystems, so induced spawning is necessary.[6][7] The rohu is also prized as a game fish.[1]

Preparation as food

Rohu is very commonly eaten in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and the Indian states of Tripura, Nagaland, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Uttar Pradesh.[3] A recipe for fried Rohu fish is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. In this recipe, the fish is marinated in asafoetida and salt after being skinned. It is then dipped in turmeric mixed in water before being fried.[8]

Rohu caught in Mithila are known as Mithila Rohu Machh (Maithili: मिथिला रोहु माछ) and considered tastier than the Rohu varieties found in the coastal areas. The Bihar State government is currently making efforts to establish a List of geographical indications in India (GI) tag for the fish.[9][10]

Nutrition

Rohu is rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin C.[11] It is also rich in Vitamin D, a Vitamin which is present only in a few foods and consumption of the fish will prevent Osteoporosis, a Vitamin D deficiency disease.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Labeo rohita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166619A6248771. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166619A6248771.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Labeo rohita" in FishBase. May 2013 version.
  3. ^ a b "Rohu Fish Farming Information Guide - Agri Farming". Agrifarming.in. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Composite fish culture". Kerelaagriculture.gov.in. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. ^ "FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture Labeo rohita". Fao.org. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ de Graaf, G.; Latif, A. (2002). "Development of freshwater fish farming and poverty alleviation - A case study from Bangladesh" (PDF). Aquaculture Asia. 7 (2): 5.
  7. ^ Nandeesha, M.C. (1990). "Induced spawning of Indian major carps through a single application of Ovaprim-C". Asian Fisheries Society. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ K.T. Achaya (2003). The Story of Our Food. Universities Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-81-7371-293-7.
  9. ^ "Mithila's 'Rohu'". Drishti IAS. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  10. ^ "Bihar govt to approach Centre over GI tag for Mithila's Rohu fish". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  11. ^ "10 healthiest Indian fish varieties and why you must have them". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ "World Osteoporosis Day: Things women can do to make their bones stronger". Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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Rohu: Brief Summary

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Caught rohu for sale at Kurriro, Danbiro Machi Fried Rui dish, Bangladesh.

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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