Biology:Nandus nandus

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Short description: Species of fish

Gangetic leaffish
Nandus nandus Hamilton 1822.jpg
An 1822 illustration of Nandus nandus
Nandus nandus in Assam.jpg
A specimen caught from Assam, India
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Nandidae
Genus: Nandus
Species:
N. nandus
Binomial name
Nandus nandus
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bedula hamiltonii
    Gray, 1835
  • Coius nandus
    Hamilton, 1822
  • Nandus marmoratus
    Valenciennes, 1831
Nandus nandus (Gangetic Leaf Fish)
Nandus nandus (Gangetic Leaf Fish)
Captured by local fisherman at Pariej water tank (Anand District)

Nandus nandus, commonly known as the Gangetic leaffish, is a species of Asian leaffish native to South Asia and Indochina. They are common in slow-moving or stagnant bodies of water, including ponds, lakes, ditches, and flooded fields. Other common names of the species include mottled nandus and mud perch. They are commercially important and are highly prized as food fish. They are also caught for the aquarium trade.[1][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q357707 entry