Author: (Bloch, 1795)
FBname: Fringed-lipped peninsula carp
Comments: Found in rivers above tidal reaches and culture ponds (Ref. 41236).  Mainly herbivorous, feeding on diatoms, blue-green and green algae, higher aquatic plants, insects and detritus (Ref. 4832).  Spawning occurs during the southwest monsoon in the Western Ghats (Ref. 44177).