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Scientific Name | Badis badis (Hamilton, 1822) |
Common Names | Badis Blaubarsch (Germany), Blue Perch |
Type Locality | Shore of Tumapao River close to Duma village (Ganges River drainage), about 65 kilometers north-north east of Calcutta, West Bengal, India, 22°58'03''N, 88°49'49''E. |
Etymology | Badis: Latin, badius = the colour of swift. |
Species Information | |
Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Ganges River drainage in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, from Himachal Pradesh (Yamuna River) to the estuary; the Mahanadi River drainage; Assam lowlands close to Brahmaputra (Kaziranga, Gauhati, and Dibru River). Also reported from Bhutan and Pakistan. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 70, 368, Pl. 25 (fig. 23) |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2013 Sep 02 09:12 (species record created: 2011 Nov 19 02:37) |