| Occurrence | introduced | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | Yes | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | No | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Pethiyagoda, R., 1991 |
| Comments |
Regularly stocked in hill country reservoirs and stocking has been extended to the low country dry zone tanks. Occurs in the Nuwara Eliya and has established itself in the Mahaweli basin. Does well at elevations above 500 m. |
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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/ce.html | ||