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Chilika Lake

One profile names the Chilika Lake. That is what has been written, not what lives there.

Species
1
Families
1
Photographed
1 of 1
Difficulty rated
1 of 1

That fish is also recorded from

Runs through

Subadult individual.

Etroplus suratensisGreen Chromide

Cichlidae · Bloch, 1790

Max length
350mm SL14in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
20–30°C68–86°F
pH
7.0–8.5

This species is euryhaline and mostly inhabits brackish estuaries, coastal lagoons and the lower reaches of rivers. It also occurs in freshwater habitats, however, including a number of inland lakes in Sri Lanka although it appears to have been introduced intentionally.

Moderate
1 field missing