Perilampus macrouru is a Junior Synonym of Esomus danrica.

Esomus danrica (Hamilton, 1822)

- Darkina - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Esomus
Species	:	Esomus danrica

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Darkina[5] Danrika[5] Darka[5] Dadhika[5]

Synonyms:

Cyprinus danrica Hamilton, 1822
Esomus danricus (Hamilton, 1822)
Esmous danricus (Hamilton, 1822)
Esomous danricus (Hamilton, 1822)
Esomus dandrica (Hamilton, 1822)
Esomus dandricus (Hamilton, 1822)
Nuria danrica (Hamilton, 1822)
Esomus daurica (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus sutiha Hamilton, 1822
Esomus sutiha (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus jogia Hamilton, 1822
Esomus jogia (Hamilton, 1822)
Perilampus recurvirostris McClelland, 1839
Perilampus macrouru McClelland, 1839
Perilampus macrourus McClelland, 1839
Perilampus thermophilus McClelland, 1839
Nuria thermophilos (McClelland, 1839)
Leuciscus vittatus Swainson, 1839
Esomus vittatus (Swainson, 1839)
Nuria danrica grahami Chaudhuri, 1912
Esomus danrica grahami (Chaudhuri, 1912)
Esomus lineatus Ahl, 1924
Esomus danricus jabalpurensis (Rao and Sharma, 1972)
Esomus malabaricus (Non Day, 1867 Oct)
Esomus manipurenis (Non Tilak and Jain, 1990)

Maximum Length and Weight:

12.5 cm (TL) ^[6]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.8-6 : 3.6-4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.3 : 3.9-4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.5 ^[5]
Snout length : Eye diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 8(2/6); P₁. 11-13(1/10-12); P₂. 7(1/6); A. 7-8(2-3/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 6; A iii 5; P i 14-15; V i 6-7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

29-32 scales on lateral line. 17-18 scales before dorsal fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

13-cis-dehydroretinol

48

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

13-cis-retinol

63

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-dehydroretinol

381

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-retinol

433

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

4.2

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Calcium

891

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

384

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Fat

3.2

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Iodine

81

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

12

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Magnesium

38

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Moisture

77.1

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Potassium

200

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

15.5

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Selenium

12

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

110

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

660

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

12.5

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

6.31

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

0.84

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

4.0

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

β-Carotene

100

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [608]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [296]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[847] Andaman Island[746] Bangladesh[70] India[6] Myanmar[930] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Sri Lanka[90]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 392 (min), 2,412 (max), ^[931]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

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

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Fixed net ^[792]
Market price:
150-200 BDT/kg (Size: 4-5 cm, Weight: 5-10 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]