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Kalabans

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Kalabans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Bangana
Species:
B. dero
Binomial name
Bangana dero
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cyprinus dero Hamilton, 1822
  • Sinilabeo dero (Hamilton 1822)
  • Labeo dero (Hamilton 1822)
  • Cyprinus (Bengana) falcata Gray, 1832
  • Gobio malacostomus McClelland, 1839
  • Cirrhina sindenensis Day, 1872
  • Labeo sindensis (Day 1872)
  • Labeo rilli B. L. Chaudhuri, 1912
  • Labeo henshawi Fowler, 1924

The kalabans (Bangana dero) is a species of cyprinid fish found in streams in the Himalayan foothills in India, Nepal, and China. It is also found in Bangladesh.[3]

The species is sexually dimorphic with males developing nuptial tubercles.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Bangana dero". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166424A6206188. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166424A6206188.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bangana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bangana dero". FishBase. November 2016 version.
  4. ^ Sunder Lal Hora; K. S. Misra (31 August 1936). "Sexual Dimorphism in the Carp Labeo Dero (Ham.)". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 38 (3): 341. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v38/i3/1936/162325.