Cirrhinus cirrhosus
The Mrigal carp is a vulnerable warm water teleost, belongs to second largest superorder Osteriophysi, family Cyprinidae, subfamily Labeoninae, genus Cirrhinus, and species Cirrhinus cirrhosus. It is also called Morakhi, Moree, White carp, which are generally a species of freshwater, but can also tolerate high levels of salinity and the only surviving wild population of this fish is in the Cauvery River of India. The genome sequencing of Mrigal will provide valuable information on genome organization, evolutionary divergence, conservation and overall endemic diversity. The aim of this project is to identify some important genes related to a particular trait such as those associated with adaptation, evolution, breeding, behavioral pattern. The data will offer a new frontier to disease management, the ability to better support towards their conservation and evolutionary relationship with closely related species.