Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Esomus thermoicos
Max size : 12.7 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: India and Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in ponds and ditches and can tolerate very muddy water during droughts (Ref. 4832). More common in muddy pools than in flowing water. Feeds on insect larvae, small worms and crustaceans. Spawns semi-adhesive eggs usually on floating or marginal vegetation
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Menon, A.G.K.. 1999. (Ref. 41236)

India country information
Common Names : മീശ പ്പറവ, மீசைப் பறவை, മീശപ്പറവ, Meesaiparavai, Meeshaparava
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses