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Description |
Asia: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Reported from Bangladesh (Ref. 1479).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Pseudosphromenus cupanus is distributed in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Western Myanmar down to Peninsular Malaysia and in Sumatra, Indonesia (Biju 2005). In the Indian peninsula, the species has been recorded from all the coastal river systems. It has been recorded from Kerala (Biju 2005) including Calicut, Varkala (Jayaram 2010) and Ernakulam (Jameela Beevi & Ramachandran 2009), and also from Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu and most of the Coromandel coast. There are also records from the Mula and Mutha rivers in Pune, Maharashtra (Wagh & Ghate 2003).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia (Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Myanmar; Sri Lanka
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 12000
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Population [top]
Population: This is a very common species in India.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Pseudosphromenus cupanus inhabits lowland streams, freshwater ponds and even ditches. It is a hardy species and is a very excitable bubblenester and jumps more often than other bubblenest building fishes (Chhapgar and Manakadan 2000).
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Pseudosphromenus cupanus is an ornamental species and hence is collected for the aquarium trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Threats to Pseudosphromenus cupanus include the destruction and deterioration of its lowland habitat from solid and liquid waste pollution, sand mining and dynamite fishing and overcollection for the aquarium trade in some places.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There have been no attempts to bring about any conservation action for the protection of the species or its habitat, so far. Research into the population dynamics of the species, life history are crucial in order to better understand how this species is faring in the face of the threats mentioned and draft to a reliable conservation plan. Captive breeding has been attempted by hobbyists.
Citation: Abraham, R. 2011. Pseudosphromenus cupanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172337A6871168. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172337A6871168.en. Downloaded on 23 November 2016.
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