Common names:
Adthu, Addi, Air
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Importance:
commercial
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Uses:
gamefish: yes;
Comments:
Known from Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Krishna, Godavary, and Cauvery river systems (Ref. 41236). Extensively caught in the larger rivers of India (Ref. 4833). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), east Punjab and Uttar Pradesh (Ref. 45255). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Considered vulnerable (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43640, 97593.
Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:
