Common names:
Halimeena, Jagur, Karupputheli
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
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commercial
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs in freshwater plains of India (Ref. 45255). Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108); Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), Tripura (Ref. 97593), Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719), Tungabhadra river, Parambikulam WLS, Chalakkudy river system, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, north Western Ghats rivers and Bangalore and Kolar districts, Karnataka (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 1739, 4833, 41236, 43638.
Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (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:
Ng, H.H. and M. Kottelat, 2008
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Clariidae (Airbreathing catfishes)
Etymology: Clarias:Greek, chlaros = lively, in reference to the ability of the fish to live for a long time out of water. More on author: Linnaeus.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
