Salmostoma untrahi (Day, 1869)
Mahanadi razorbelly minnow
Mahanadi razorbelly minnow,  Malli

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: India.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in the lower reaches of rivers (Ref. 41236).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 September 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Reported to occur throughout India (Ref. 43640). Known from Mahanadi river drainage in Orissa (Ref. 4832), Cauvery river and Coleroom in South India (Ref. 45255). Also Ref. 41236, 43636.


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