''Cirrhinus mrigala'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the genus ''

Cirrhinus ''Cirrhinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Members of this genus are native to freshwater in South Asia, Indochina and southern China.Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.''Cirrhinus'' species list. FishBase. 2011. ...

''. It is found in northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. This species and the

Mrigal carp The mrigal carp (''Cirrhinus cirrhosus''), ( bn, মৃগেল, translit=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 ...

(''Cirrhinus cirrhosus'') are both considered distinct.

References

Cirrhinus Fish described in 1822 {{Labeoninae-stub