Common names:
Handi, Tiger loach, Wagamasa
Occurrence:
endemic
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
scarce (very unlikely)
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Known from Tunga river system and Kohapur Satara district, Western Ghats (Ref. 4832). Also occurs in Thungabhadra river at Shimoga, Karnataka in Western Ghats; and Krishna drainage of Satara and Kolhapur in Maharashtra (Ref. 41236). Also Ref. 43641, 45255.
Status of threat: 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:
Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:
