Indian hump head (Kurtus indicus)

Scientific name: Kurtus indicus Bloch, 1786

Indian hump head (Kurtus indicus)

The Indian hump head (Kurtus indicus) is a freshwater fish of the family Kurtidae. Native range: Asia, India, China, Indonesia and other countries in the Indo-Malay region.

Species facts

Scientific name
Kurtus indicus
Family
Kurtidae (Nurseryfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.6
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India, China, Indonesia and other countries in the Indo-Malay region.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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