Family : Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Etroplinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Canara pearlspot
Fish Name : Etroplus canarensis
Max size : 11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic; amphidromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: South Karnataka, India.
Diagnosis :
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Canara pearlspot, Elimeenu
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses