Meen valarthal(Fish Farming) -Mrigal

Mrigal Fish

Mrigal fish is a fish of river like rui and katla of south Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Thailand Philippine etc. It is a freshwater fish. Mrigal fish is a carp fish and very suitable for commercial farming in pond. They are very fast growing fish species. Physical characteristics, classification, food habit and breeding of mrigal fish are described bellow.

Scientific Classification:

• Kingdom          :       Animalia
• Phylum            :       Chordata
• Class               :       Actinopteryggi
• Order                :       Cypriniformes
• Family              :       Cyprinidae
• Genus              :       Cirrhinus
• Species           :       C. cirrhosus

 Scientific Name       :       Cirrhinus cirrhosus

Physical Characteristics:
Physical characteristics of mrigal fish are listed bellow.

Mrigal Fish

• The body of mrigal fish is longish.
• The lower parts of their body is about straight lengthwise.
• Upper lip is curved to down.
• Mrigal fish has dorsal, pectoral, pelvic, anal and caudal fin in their body.
• They has a pair of trunk.
• Back side is gray colored.
• Two side and lower parts of their body is silver colored.
• Mrigal fish lengths about 1 miter.
• An adult mrigal fish may weights about 8-9 kg.

Food:

Mrigal fish lives in the lower level of water. And consume basal food. They eat small insects, organic particles, decomposed organic element etc. from the basal level of water or inside the clay.

Breeding:

Mrigal fish gain sexual maturity at the age of 2 years. A female mrigal fish contains about 0.1-0.5 millions of eggs. They lays eggs within April to June in the river. They don't lays eggs in the bound water. The minnow of mrigal fish can be produced artificially in the hatchery.