Common names:
Chowkli, Freshwater garfish, Kakila
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known throughout India (Ref. 41236). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Kallar, Bhavani, Moyar, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Agartala, Tripura (Ref. 97593). It occurs in clear, gravelly, perennial streams and ponds of Terai and Duars, North Bengal. It is fairly common in the Ganges-Brahmaputra system (Ref. 4833). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719), Manjeswarm River, Tungabhadra river and riversystems of Kerala (Ref. 92228). Utilized as food by the tribal people, "Kanis" of Kanyakumari District (Ref. 45217). Also Ref. 36654, 43640, 45204, 45255, 87807.
Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
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Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences:
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Main Ref:
Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:
