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Chanda nama in Nepal
Elongate glass-perchlet

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Chanda nama   Hamilton, 1822
Family:	Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)			picture (Chnam_u0.jpg) by Khan, M.M.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Elongate glass-perchlet
Max. size:	11.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 38°N - 6°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Biology:	Found in standing and running waters; clear streams, canals, beels, ponds, and inundated paddy fields. Abundant during rainy season (Ref. 1479). This species could effectively be used in the control of guinea worms and also for malarial control. These small, bony, fleshy fishes are sold in heaps along with other small fishes in the market. Popular for aquarium purposes (Ref. 44325)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Roberts, T.R.. 1995. (Ref. 10429)
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Nepal country information
Common names:	Nata channa		Ref:  Shrestha, J., 1994
Status:	native		Ref:  Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in the Terai region at altitudes of 76-179 m (Ref. 9496). Also Ref. 4833, 41236, 43638, 45255.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/np.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Shrestha, J., 1994
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	Checked:  Torres, Armi G.	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Capuli, Estelita Emily

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