Common names:
Bag mach, Bhagar, Bhgha aor
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known throughout India (Ref. 45255): in Ganges river and its tributaries (Ref. 4833); Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719); Krishna River (Ref. 43636). Also Refs. 27732, 36732, 43640, 45563.
Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 41236); Vulnerable 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: Bagarius:From the local name Vaghari, in Calcuta (Ref. 45335). More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology