Common names:
Crocodile-tooth pipefish, Kolan, കോലാന്
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Importance:
of no interest
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala (Ref. 4833). Reported occurring throughout India (Ref. 45255). Fairly common in the Hooghly estuary in West Bengal (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 43640.
Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
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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:
