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Puntius chola (Hamilton, 1822)

Swamp barb
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Common names: Chola barb, Dodda karsae, Dodda-karse
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known throughout India (Ref. 41236). Found in the Western Ghats (Ref. 40976) in Maharashtra (Ref. 43634), Kerala, Tamil Nadu coastal belt (Ref. 45255) and different parts of Tripura (Ref. 97593). Also Ref. 4832, 43638, 43640. Status of threat: Vulnerable (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: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Chola barb, Kota ipilla, Punti, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Puntius: Lantin, punctum = point, the point of the sword (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 8 - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 2059)

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