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Heteropneustes microps (Günther, 1864)

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Dambuwa, near Gampaha (basin of the Attanagalu Oya 103). Most of the habitat of this fish has largely been lost due to urbanization. Population is under threat due to agricultural effluents (Ref. 11966).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heteropneustidae (Airsac catfishes)
Etymology: Heteropneustes: Greek, heteros = other + Greek, pneo = to breath (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 8°N - 7°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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