Garua Bachcha (Clupisoma garua)

Scientific name: Clupisoma garua Hamilton, 1822

Garua Bachcha (Clupisoma garua)

The Garua Bachcha (Clupisoma garua) is a freshwater fish of the family Schilbeidae. Native range: Asia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

Biology

Inhabit large fresh water and tidal rivers. Feed on insects, shrimps, other crustaceans and small fish. Oviparous, eggs are unguarded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Clupisoma garua
Family
Schilbeidae (Schilbid catfishes)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.9
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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