Occurrence | endemic | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Menon, A.G.K., 1999 |
Comments |
Known from Periyar river and lake in Kerala. Rarely found in the Periyar lake (Ref. 4832, 43638); also occurs in Thannikudi (Ref. 43641). Critically endangered (Ref. 45212). Also Ref. 41236, 43640, 45208.
Status of threat: Critically endangered in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614). |
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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/in.html |