| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Occurs throughout India north of Krishna river system (Ref. 41236). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Western Ghats (Ref. 40976); Cauvery, Kerala rivers (Ref. 46341); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Moyar, Thengumarad, Bhavani, Pillur, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Chittar and Tamiraparani rivers (Ref. 44151); Hemavathy River, Karnataka (Ref. 44324); Pondicherry (Ref. 4832). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Also Ref. 43640, 45204, 45255, 87807.
Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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| States/Provinces | Kerala (native), Tamil Nadu (native), Tripura (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
| National Checklist | |||
| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html | ||