Common names:
Carnatic carp, Carnatica carp, Cauvery kendai
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
commercial
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Found only in the Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). Known from Cauvery and Krishna river sytems, Nilgiri, Wynaad in Kerala and Canara Hills in Karnataka (Ref. 43638). Also found in Moyar, Bhavani, Ombatta swamp, Sinkam Kunihurai, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Bhawani, Chinnar, Parambikkulam (Ref. 43641). Vulnerable (Ref. 41236). Transplanted into Ooty and other lakes and reservoirs (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 40976, 43640, 87807.
Status of threat: Vulnerable (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:
