Common Name: Red fin labea
Scientific Name: Labeo lankae
Animal Family: Cyprinidae
Population : Critically endangered
Description: Grows up to 20 - 30 cm. Surface color is olive green. Laterally it is pale and ventrally greyish white. Adult fish have reddish -orange fins. There is a teardrop -shaped dark spot near the tail fin. Outstanding buds get a pair. There is a dorsal ventral time with included fleshy lips. The color of young fish is slightly different from the appearance of an adult fish. The cubs are silver in color. Their fins are pale yellow. Red around the eyes.
Habitat: These fish found in lakes and rivers are most common in sandy and rocky places.
Food: Algae
• According to the Red Data Report, hunting and selling of these endangered fish is prohibited by law.
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