Neolissochilus hexagonolepis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Neolissochilus
Species
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Scientific Name
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, the copper mahseer, chocolate mahseer or katli, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in Nepal, eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Sumatra. It may also be present in China and Viet Nam, also the record sof this species from the easyetn part of its range is uncertain and reports may be misidentifications.

In 2021, the Indian state of Sikkim declared the copper mahseer, locally called 'Katley' as the State fish.

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Neolissochilus hexagonolepis in languages:

Czech
parma měděná
English
Copper Mahseer
English
Chocolate Mahseer