Common names:
Malabar snakehead, Puli vaka, Vaaka varaal
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
minor commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Restricted to Kerala (Ref. 4833, 43640). Material from India usually referred to as this species actually represents a distinct species for which the earliest available name is C. diplogramme Day 1865 (Ref. 27732). Reported a decline of its population due to destructive fishing activities (Ref. 45212).
Status of threat: Critically endangered 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:
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:
