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Silonia childreni
Silonia childreni is a species of schilbid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery River systems of the Western Ghats. This species grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL. These fish occur in large rivers and reservoirs. A gregarious fish and move in shoals during monsoon. They feed on fish. S. childreni is a dominant species in the catches from deep waters, especially during the monsoon months between...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 112577.