Common names:
Malabar snakehead, Puli vaka, Vaaka varaal
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Restricted to Kerala (Ref. 4833, 43640). Material from India usually referred to as this species actually represents a distinct species for which the earliest available name is C. diplogramme Day 1865 (Ref. 27732). Reported a decline of its population due to destructive fishing activities (Ref. 45212).
Status of threat: Critically endangered in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:
> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa:Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335). More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 100 - ? m (Ref. 27732). Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 10°N - 1°N, 95°E - 141°E
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