Nah-Gongila

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Summary: 
Freshwater garfish is a species of needlefish found in freshwater and brackish habitats in South and Southeast Asia.
Description: 

*Assamese Name: Kokila maas
*Binomial Name: Xenentodon cancila
*English Name: Freshwater garfish
*Other Names: Kakila, Kankely (Bengali), Kokkare, Konti (Kannada), Kokkumeen, Vellai mooral (Tamil), Kutramasa, Tokali (Marathi), Kolaan (Malayalam), Sui (Nepali), Chowkli (Khasi), Ngachek lawbi (Meitei)
*Grows upto: a length of 40cm (16 in)
*Distribution: Widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia from India and Sri Lanka to the Malaysian Peninsula

 

The photographed as been taken from facebook page " Local Fish of Assam" . Link has been given in the right side of the column under "External Link" Section.

Protocol: 
Dimasa Cultural Protocol
Community: 
Dimasa
Category: 
Flora and Fauna
Creator: 
Moumita Barman (Dibragede)
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Date Uploaded: 
07/02/2021 - 16:03
Date Modified : 
Wed, 07/07/2021 - 07:18

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