Common names: Badis, Bot koi, Dwarf chameleonfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Yamuna, Ganges and Brahmaputra river systems (Ref. 41236). Reported from Tripura (Ref. 97593). Museum: shore of Tumapao River close to Duma village, about 65 km NNE of Calcutta, Ganges River drainage, West Bengal, NRM 43012 (neotype of B. badis). Also recorded from Mahanadi River drainage (Ref. 46238). Also Ref. 4833. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Menon, A.G.K., 1999
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