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Scientific Name Anabas testudineus  (Bloch, 1792)
Common Name Kletterfisch (auf Land Gehend) (Germany)
Type Locality "Japan" [actual is Tranquebar, India, now Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu, India].
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: India to Wallace line including China. May have been distributed in more areas than were commonly reported.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6, pp 121, Pl. 322.
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Last Update 2023 Nov 26 10:51 (species record created: 2013 Sep 05 16:46)