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Pigmouth carp

Labeo kontius (Jerdon, 1849)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the pigmouth carp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pigmouth carp live?

Not recorded

Is the pigmouth carp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pigmouth carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusLabeo
  7. SpeciesLabeo kontius (Jerdon, 1849)

Synonyms Cirrhinus rubropunctatus, Cyprinus kontius

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • labeo tamilskéCzech
  • கருமுழிக் கெண்டைTamil

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pigmouth carp

Other species in the same genus Labeo.

LC, Least Concern
Rohu (Labeo rohita)

Rohu

Labeo rohita

Cyprinidae

Black labeo

Labeo chrysophekadion

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pigmouth carp?

The pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmouth-carp

MLA

“Pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmouth-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{pigmouth_carp_2026,
  title = {Pigmouth carp (Labeo kontius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pigmouth-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}