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Description |
Asia and Oceania: India to Indonesia (Ref. 12693) and New Guinea (Ref. 2847).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species has a wide natural distribution. It has been recorded from India (Ganges delta and Chilka Lake), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, the Mekong delta in Viet Nam, Malaysia (Peninsular and Sarawak), Singapore, Indonesia (Java and Kalimantan) and New Guinea. The species is likely to have a wider distribution, for example through Indonesia.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India (Orissa, West Bengal); Indonesia (Kalimantan, Papua, Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam
Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 0
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Population [top]
Population: Locally common in suitable habitats throughout its range.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Occasionally found in land-locked fresh waters, but mainly recorded from coastal and brackish habitats,and the lower reach rivers, including estuaries, lagoons and mangrove swamps.
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Locally consumed as foodfish. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Overfishing is a potential threat to this fish.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: None needed at present.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Datnioides polota. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T181156A1704430. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181156A1704430.en. Downloaded on 19 April 2016.
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