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Puntius dorsalis (Jerdon, 1849)

Long snouted barb
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India country information

Common names: Cauvery meenu, Kendai, Lambi kaoli
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Peninsular India in Cauvery, Krishna, Godavary, Mahanadi and Narmada river systems (Ref. 41236) of the Western Ghats (Ref. 40976), Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan (Ref. 43640). Also Ref. 4832, 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
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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: Jerdon.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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