| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Haniffa, M.A., 2000 |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Occurs throughout Indian plains and the Andamans (Ref. 45255). Known from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Ombatta stream, Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Tranquebar (Ref. 1632); common in Western Ghats Rivers, Kerala and Karnataka (Ref. 44149), Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Vulnerable in the Western Ghats (Ref. 44149). Also Ref. 4537, 41236, 43640, 87807.
Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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| States/Provinces | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (native), Karnataka (native), Kerala (native), Maharashtra (native), Tamil Nadu (native), Tripura (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html | ||