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Etroplus suratensis (Bloch, 1790)

Pearlspot
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Common names: Banded etroplus, Banded pearlspot, Cashimara
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Rao, K.V.R., 1995
Importance: commercial | Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Very common in brackishwaters of the coastal regions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Found in Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108) and Gadana, Tamiraparani River basin (Ref. 44151). Introduced to India according to Welcomme 1988 (Ref. 1739). Also Ref. 43630, 45204, 45255, 52307. Status of threat: Low risk 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: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

绿腹丽鱼, Green chromide, Pearl spot, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Etroplinae
Etymology: Etroplus: Name from the words 'etron' meaning belly and 'oplon' for arms; referring to the spines on the lower side; that is, the long spinour anal-fin..
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Brackish; benthopelagic; depth range 10 - ? m.   Tropical; 23°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 11°N - 6°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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