| Occurrence | introduced | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991 |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991 |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | Yes | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Introduced in Periyar Lake (Re. 45208). Known from Muttukadu lagoon (Ref. 55374). Recorded from the Chalakudy river, part of the Western Ghats, Kerala (Ref. 79567), Tambraparani river system, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Cauveri and Chinnar river systems, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Bangalore adn Kolar districts, Karnataka (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 1739, 43640, 45204, 87807. |
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| States/Provinces | Kerala (introduced) | ||
| States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html | ||