SPECIES FIELD GUIDE

Mrigal

Bottom-feeding Indian major carp that completes the three-species polyculture.

Mrigal

Cirrhinus mrigala

A mrigal carp photographed in a landing net.

Photograph: Priyankar Chakraborty · CC BY-SA 4.0. Depicted: Cirrhinus mrigala. Wikimedia-provided thumbnail downloaded without further image edits; source page records any earlier changes.

  • Bottom-feeding Indian major carp that completes the three-species polyculture.
  • Consumes detritus and benthic organisms, helping keep the pond bottom clean.
  • Hardy, with established hatchery production.