Main Ref. | Gopalakrishnan, A. and A.G. Ponniah, 2000 |
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Remarks | Found in estuaries, but can live temporarily in freshwater. Inhabits quiet rocks and corners of creeks and backwaters (Ref. 4833). Feeds on copepods, diatoms and minute crustacean larvae (Ref. 48443). Larvicidal fish and eats mosquito larvae. A suitable fish in malaria infected areas (Ref. 48443). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Feeding type | plants/detritus+animals (troph. 2.2-2.79) |
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Feeding type Ref. | Job, T.J., 1940 |
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Estimation method | Original sample | Unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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From individual food items | 2.43 | 0.22 | Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine. | ||
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