Common names:
Huddah nangra
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Found in the Yamuna river at Delhi and rivers of northern parts of West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam (Ref. 4833). Known from Ganges-Brahmaputra drainage (Ref. 44046). Known from Ganges-Brahmaputra drainage (Ref. 44046). A good fishery exists in Sone river (Bihar). Of minor interest to fishery in north Bengal (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 41236, 45255.
Status of threat: Low risk 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:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Sisoridae (Sisorid catfishes) > Sisorinae
Etymology: Gogangra:Perhaps from Greek, goggros, -ou = conger; derived also from the word "goggrone, -es" = goitre + an inclusion of Latin, conger. Look at the similitude goggros/goitre !!. More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
