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Scientific Name Clupisoma montanum  Hora, 1937
Common Name
Type Locality Teestra [Teesta] River, below Darjeeling, India.
Pronunciation kloop ee sow mah
Etymology Clupisoma: Latin, clupea = sardine, derived from Clupeus = shield; doubtless a reference to the sacles covering the body of the fish + Greek, soma = body. 
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Size 290mm or 11.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: India and Nepal.
Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 39 (pt 4), pp 673, Figs. 7-8.
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Last Update 2021 May 18 23:33 (species record created: 2006 Aug 04 08:41)