ROHU
Common Name.
Rohu.
Scientific Name. Labeo Rohita
Economic Importance:
Market size is 24.6 to 40-3 cm.
Market Price of Rohu is ,, 120 to 160 ruppes/KG
Characteristics of Rohu fish:
Rohu fish (Labeo rohita) is a highly popular freshwater fish species known for its delicious
taste, nutritional value, and cultural significance. The body is fusiform, compressed, and
roughly 1 meter long. It weighs 4 kg.
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The color of the body is silvery white underneath and bluish or brownish on the
back. Large, overlapping cycloid scales cover the body. The head, trunk, and tail are
the different body regions.
The head is compressed, producing a nose that is short, obtuse, and blunt. It has soft
upper and lower lips that surround a sub-terminal mouth with fringed lips. It also
has paired eyes and paired nostrils.
From the upper lip, two filamentous barbels grow. The nose is rectangular,
flattened, bloated, and projects beyond the jaws. It is covered in little tubercles.
A large operculum that encloses the branchial chamber and gills hangs on either
side
Submitted by.
 Anuj Vikas Deshmane.
 F/22/009