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Scientific Name	**Pristolepis marginata** Jerdon, 1849
Common Name	Malabar Leaffish
Type Locality	Marantoddy River, flowing into the Cauvery; Cotiaddy River, north Malabar; near Canote, India.
Synonym(s)	Catopra marginata, Catopra tetracanthus, Pristolepis marginatus marginatus
Species Information
Size	150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The genus Pristolepis comprises moderate-sized (15 –20 cm) percomorph fishes with an interesting disjunct distribution, restricted to freshwater streams in southern India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Western Ghafs of Kerala in India.
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	Madras Journal of Literature and Science v. 15 (pt 1) (no. 34) (art. 2), pp 141
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:51 (species record created: 2011 Nov 17 04:51)