Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mrigal carp (Cirrhinus cirrhosus), (Bengali: মৃগেল, romanized: mrigél) also known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable. It is widely aquafarmed, and introduced populations exist outside its native range. It reaches a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft). This species and Cirrhinus mrigala are considered distinct.
Wikipedia contributors, Mrigal carp; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:21:16.615994+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1795)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Cirrhinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusCirrhinus Oken, 1817
- speciesCirrhinus cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cirrhinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cirrhinus inornatus Roberts, 1997 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhinus jullieni Sauvage, 1878 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhinus microlepis Sauvage, 1878 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton, 1822) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyprinus cirrhosus Bloch, 1795 Bloch, 1795 | synonym |
| Mrigala buchanani Bleeker, 1860 Bleeker, 1860 | synonym |
| Henicorhynchus horai (Lakshmanan, 1966) (Lakshmanan, 1966) | synonym |
| Cirrhina blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Valenciennes, 1842 | synonym |
| Cirrhina leschenaultii (Valenciennes, 1842) (Valenciennes, 1842) | synonym |
| Cirrhinius cirrhosus (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | synonym |
| Cirrhinus cuvierii Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | synonym |
| Cirrhinus horai Lakshmanan, 1966 Lakshmanan, 1966 | synonym |
| Dangila leschenaultii Valenciennes, 1842 Valenciennes, 1842 | synonym |
| Cirrhina chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968 Srivastava, 1968 | synonym |
| Cirrhina cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | synonym |
| Cirrhinus blochii Valenciennes, 1842 Valenciennes, 1842 | synonym |
| Cirrhinus cauverii Jerdon, 1849 Jerdon, 1849 | synonym |
| Cirrhinus chaudhryi Srivastava, 1968 Srivastava, 1968 | synonym |
| Cirrhinus cirrhosa (Bloch, 1795) (Bloch, 1795) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280191 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Z8NX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.