Thalia (Catla catla)

Geographical Distribution

Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, China, Kampuchea and Sri Lanka.

Morphological Characters

It possesses elongated body, curved on ventral and dorsal sides. There is pair of small barbells on upper jaw. Mouth is small. Body is scaled except mouth and head. Red spot on each scale. Dorsal side of body is bluish and silvery on the side.