Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of
Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Environment /
Climate / Range Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical;
38°N - 8°N Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 11 - 12 cm Max length : 18.0 cm TL
male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236) Asia: Pakistan, India, and
Bangladesh. Reported from Nepal (Ref. 9496). Inhabits slow and
shallow waters of rivers of plains and estuaries; never
available above an altitude of 366 m. Also found in canals,
streams, beels, ponds and inundated fields (Ref. 1479). Has been
placed into aquaria and kept by hobbyists; it stays on the
bottom and spawns in the upper water-level. The more slender and
generally smaller males pursue the female in courtship; several
males may join in. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland
fishes of India and adjacent countries. Volume 2. A.A. Balkema,
Rotterdam. IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363) Threat to humans
Fisheries: minor commercial Estimates of some p