Cyprinidae

Sri Lanka labeo

Labeo heladiva

Twenty Seven Point Seven Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• South Asia
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Labeo heladiva, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Earlier considered as the same species as Labeo dussumieri in India, recent phylogenetic and physiological differences suggest that Sri Lankan population is a distinct species.