The cycloid scales reveal the presence of a distinct larval mark under the scanning electron microscope. A linear relationship between total fish length and lateral scale radius was observed. The exponent of the length-weight relationship was 2.519 and 3.094, the harvestable size 29.7 and 26.0 cm (total length), and the ultimate size based on Walford’s graph 76.0 and 64.5 cm in Gobindsagar Reservoir (Himachal Pradesh), and Harike Wetland (Punjab) respectively.