Family : Nandidae (Asian leaffishes) , subfamily: Pristolepidinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Malabar leaffish
Fish Name : Pristolepis marginata
Max size : 15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Western Ghafs of Kerala in India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits clear and rapid streams
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Malabar catopra, ചുട്ടിച്ചി, Chuttichi, Malabar leaffish
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses