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Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822)

Garua bachcha
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Common names: Garua bachcha, Ghaura, Guarchcha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Poonch valley in Jammu and Kashmir, eastern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Darjeeling, Assam, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Gangetic plains (Ref. 45255). Also found in Maharashtra (Ref. 43634). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Garua bacha, Guarchcha, Muribacha, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Ailiidae (Asian schilbeids)
Etymology: Clupisoma: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the sacles covering the body of the fish + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học


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