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Scientific Name	**Clupisoma bastari** Datta & Karmakar, 1980
Common Names	Begadi Bastar Garua, Begali
Type Locality	Indravati River, tributary of Godavari River, at Lohandigura, 33 kilometers west of Jagdalpur, Bastar District, Madhya Pradesh, 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.
Species Information
Size	180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Indravati river in Madhya Pradesh, India. Lake Maracaibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, Godavari (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	.
Breeding Reports	There is but a single breeding report, read it here.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India v. 2 (no. 2-3), pp 193, Figs. 1-2.
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 are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2008 Jan 19 06:19)