Family : Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Etroplinae
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Orange chromide
Fish Name : Etroplus maculatus
Max size : 8.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4833)
Environment : benthopelagic; amphidromous; pH range: 8 - 9; dH range: 9 - 19
Climate : tropical; 20 - 25°C
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmDistribution : Asia: India and Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in lagoons and small streams. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Often found among marginal roots and weeds in lagoons and some dry zone tanks (now relatively rare in the latter habitat). Feeds on fish fry, zooplankton and algae
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref : Pethiyagoda, R.. 1991. (Ref. 6028)

India country information
Common Names : Orange chromide, புரடி, புராடி, சல்லிக் காசு, പള്ളത്തി, പള്ളത്തീ, செல்லிகாசு, പള്ളത്തി , Baroti, Boorakas, Burakasu, Challai, Chillakasu, Cundahla, Devuenachepa, Kalunder, Matak, Orange chromid, Pallathi, Paradi, Pullattay, Puradi, Sellakasu, Sellekasu, Shellel, Spotted etroplus, Thikree
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater, brackish
Uses : no uses