Gangetic leaffish
Nandus nandus
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The Gangetic leaffish comes from South Asia and Indochina, from still or slow waters: ponds, lakes, canals, ditches and flooded fields. It eats aquatic insects and fish. It is highly prized as food. It reaches 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Nandus nandus
- Family
- Nandidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nandidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Bedula hamiltonii, Bengula hamiltonii, Coius nandus, Mandus nandus, Nandus marmoratus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 6–8 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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