Occurrence | not established | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Pethiyagoda, R., 1991 |
Comments |
Collected from Victoria Reservoir. The Ginigathena fisheries station has distributed fry throughout the upper Mahaweli basin. Exotic species stocked by the fisheries authorities. Natural breeding has not been known yet. Established in aquaculture through assisted/artificial reproduction. Has not established in the wild (Ref. 1739). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html |