Family : Kurtidae (Nurseryfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Indian hump head
Fish Name : Kurtus indicus
Max size : 12.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7050)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: India, China, Indonesia and other countries in the Indo-Malay region.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Found in coastal waters (Ref. 45255)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Berra, Tim M.
Main Ref : Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)

India country information
Common Names : Indian humphead
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses : no uses