Amblypharyngodon mola is a valid scientific name.

Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)

Mola carplet - Moa - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

View: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Amblypharyngodon
Species	:	Amblypharyngodon mola

Common Names:

English	:	Mola carplet[8] Mola carplet[8] Pale Carplet[729]
Bangla	:	Moa[8] Moya[5] Molongi[5] Mola[5] Moka[729] Maya[729] Maya chela[729] Mouchi[729] Mousi[729] Mowrala[729]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus mola Hamilton, 1822
Leuciscus mola (Hamilton, 1822)
Ambharygodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus pellucidus McClelland, 1839
Amblypharyngodon pellucidus (McClelland, 1839)
Mola buchanani Blyth, 1860
Amblypharyngodon saranensis Chaudhuri, 1912
Amblypharyngodon gadigarhi Malhotra and Dutta, 1975

Maximum Length and Weight:

15 cm (TL) ^[347] 150 mm (TL) ^[5] 20 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4-4.5 : 3-3.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.1-4.7 : 3.2-3.6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.5-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8-1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(2/7); P₁. 15; P₂. 9; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii-iii 7; A ii-iii 5-6; P i 13-15; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 10(3/7); A 8(3/5); P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 65-75; L.tr 12/12-14 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

65-75 scales on lateral line. 9-10 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [607]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [295]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[825] Bangladesh[70] India[6] Pakistan[131] Myanmar[832] Myanmar[832]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[274]

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[347]

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 500, Egg: colour- Semi transparent, shape- Round, dia- 6 mm, ^[347]
Absolute fecundity: 1021 (min), 13815 (max), ^[931]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Fixed net ^[792]
Market price:
100-150 BDT/kg (Size: 6-8 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]