Cyprinidae

Deccan labeo

Labeo kawrus

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South Asia
• Large
• Tropical fish

Labeo kawrus, the Deccan labeo, is fish in genus Labeo. It can only be found in the Krishna River system of the northern Western Ghats in the Indian states of Karnataka and Maharashtra. It occurs in the upper reaches of rivers, in lakes and reservoirs.