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Nandus andrewi Ng & Jaafar, 2008

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Presently found only in the Ichamati River drainage in northeastern India. The Ichamati River is a tributary of the Hooghly River, itself part of the Ganges River drainage. It should not be confused with a tributary of the Brahmaputra River with a similar name in Bangladesh (Ref. 75197).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ng, H.H. and Z. Jaafar, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Nandidae (Asian leaffishes)
Etymology: Nandus: 'Nandus' is a Bengali local name, but it lacks a proper reference; ‘nanda’ is a Bengali fish name but probably for a different species (J. Müller, pers. comm., April 2021, after information from native speakers);  andrewi: Named for Andrew Arunava Rao in recognition of his discovery of this new species and assistance during field work in India..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 23°N - 22°N, 88°E - 89°E

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