| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Arunachalam, M. and A. Sankaranarayanan, 2000 |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Arunachalam, M. and A. Sankaranarayanan, 2000 |
| Comments |
Occurs throughout India (Ref. 41236); in plains and submontane regions (Ref. 29108). Found in Malabar (now part of Kerala) (Ref. 1632); Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Moyar, Tamil Nadu; Wynaad, Kerala (Ref. 44148); Fenny and Khowai rivers, Tripura (Ref. 97593), Bhavani and Kabini Rivers (Ref. 44149); Tamiraparani and Moyar Rivers (Ref. 44151); Hemavathy River, Karnataka (Ref. 44324); Kashmir, Eastern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Assam and West Bengal (Ref. 45255). Buxa River, Adma River and Jayanti River, Buxa, West Bengal, India. Also Ref. 591, 4883, 43640, 87807.
Status of threat: Endangered in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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| States/Provinces | Assam (native), Bihar (native), Karnataka (native), Kerala (native), Maharashtra (native), Manipur (native), Punjab (native), Tamil Nadu (native), Tripura (native), Uttar Pradesh (native), West Bengal (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html | ||