| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Known from Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Mavanhalla, Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148); south India, Telangana area of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal (Ref. 45255), Tripura (Ref. 97593), Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721), Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719), Tungabhadra river, Aralam WLS, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Pamba, Achenkoil river systems (Ref. 92228). Cultured in irrigation wells in South India (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 36654, 41236, 43630, 87807.
Status of threat: Low risk in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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| States/Provinces | Andhra Pradesh (native), Kerala (native), Maharashtra (native), Tamil Nadu (native), Tripura (native), West Bengal (native) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html | ||