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Scientific Name | Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Ganges River estuaries, India. |
Species Information | |
Size | 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia and Oceania: India to Indonesia and New Guinea. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Other Parameters | Lives in brackish water at the mouths of large rivers and coastal lagoons, as well as in freshwater lakes and rivers above tidal influence. |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Feeds on fishes, prawns, crabs and some insect larvae. User data. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 95, 370, Pl. 38 (fig. 31). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2015 Jun 06 01:17 (species record created: 2014 Nov 13 23:19) |