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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Larger fresh water rivers, Gangetic provinces, India. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus vacha, Pachypterus punctatus, Pimelodus vacha |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 402mm or 15.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Thailand. Pakistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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) Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 196, 378, Pl. 19 (fig. 64). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up E. vacha on Encyclopedia of Life |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.167.41.976 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:35 (species record created: 2007 Apr 20 16:54) |