Cyprinidae

Deccan white carp

Gymnostomus fulungee

Thirty Centimeters Carp of the Indian Ocean

• White
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Indian Ocean
• South Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The Deccan white carp (Gymnostomus fulungee) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish native to Karnataka and Maharashtra in India initially but later to other states after the construction of dams. It is currently widely distributed across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. The species can attain a length of 30 cm.