Common names:
Bitchu, Bitchuka-machi, Chaelu
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Importance:
highly commercial
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: Haniffa, M.A., 2000
Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Occurs throughout Indian plains and the Andamans (Ref. 45255). Known from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Ombatta stream, Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); Tranquebar (Ref. 1632); common in Western Ghats Rivers, Kerala and Karnataka (Ref. 44149), Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Vulnerable in the Western Ghats (Ref. 44149). Also Ref. 4537, 41236, 43640, 87807.
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:
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:
> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heteropneustidae (Airsac catfishes)
Etymology: Heteropneustes:Greek, heteros = other + Greek, pneo = to breath (Ref. 45335). More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt; Thuộc về nước lợ gần đáy; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 30; Mức độ sâu ? - 1 m (Ref. 105091). Tropical; 21°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 33°N - 5°N, 64°E - 97°E
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