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කාවයියා

කාවයියා பனையேறிக் கெண்டை

Anabas testudineus

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Overview

The climbing perch is a species of amphibious freshwater fish in the family Anabantidae. A labyrinth fish native to Far Eastern Asia, the fish inhabits freshwater systems from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the west, to Southern China in the east, and to Southeast Asia west of the Wallace Line in the south.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Anabas testudineus — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பனையேறிக் கெண்டை — CC BY-SA 4.0
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