Common names:
Blue panchax, Borruguddi, Charbeki
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from northern India (Ref. 41236). Found in Western Ghats Rivers, Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Kerala, Coromandel, Laccadive, Andaman Islands (Ref. 45255) and Tripura (Ref. 97593). Recorded from Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). An excellent larvivorous fish and its use for mosquito control has been established (Ref. 4833). Also Ref. 27139, 36654, 43638.
Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Indo-Malaysian archipelago. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496) Cambodia, Viet Nam (Ref. 27139) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41236); common length : 5.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41236)
Occurs in lowland wetlands to estuaries and peats (Ref. 57235). Found in ponds and ditches (Ref. 4835) canals (Ref. 1479), reservoirs and mangrove creeks (Ref. 13061). Prefers clear water in areas with dense growth of rooted or floating macrophytes (Ref. 12693). Sometimes occurring in hypersaline waters. Feeds mainly on insects (Ref. 13061). Utilized for mosquito control. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Rarely caught by commercial fishermen and not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). Popular aquarium fish (Ref. 57235).
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
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