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Mola carplet
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Amblypharyngodon
Species:	A. mola
Binomial name
Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Cyprinus mola Hamilton, 1822 Leuciscus mola (Hamilton, 1822) Leuciscus pellucidus McClelland, 1839 Amblypharyngodon pellucidus (McClelland, 1839) Mola buchanani Blyth, 1860 Amblypharyngodon saranensis Chaudhuri, 1912 Amblypharyngodon gadigarhi Malhotra & Singh Dutta, 1975

The mola carplet (Amblypharyngodon mola) is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, although IUCN considers its presence certain only in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Adult Amblypharyngodon mola are typically found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams, nullahs, and paddy fields. They can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length.

In Indian subcontinent mola carplet has value as foodfish.

References

1. ^ Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Amblypharyngodon mola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166521A6227212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166521A6227212.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Amblypharyngodon mola". FishBase. February 2021 version.
3. Gupta, Sandipan; Banerjee, Samir (2014). "Feeding and Breeding Biology of Amblypharyngodon mola – A Review". International Journal of Aquatic Biology.

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