Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Known throughout India (Ref. 43640). Recorded from Western Ghats rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Also Ref. 36654, 41236 45255, 87807, 97593. Status of threat: Vulnerable in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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States/Provinces | Kerala (native), Maharashtra (native), Tripura (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html |