The pearlspot cichlid or karimeen, also known as pearl spot and green chromide, is a fish that lives in brackish and fresh water of the Kerala, Goa, and Odisha regions of India, and in Sri Lanka. It was named the official state fish of Kerala in 2010.
Pearlspot cichlid
species of fish
Categories:
Fish
Characteristic of:
Keralan cuisine
Also known as:
English:
pearl spotgreen chromidebanded pearlspotstriped chromide
Konkani:
kalundar
Latin species name:
Etroplus suratensis
Malayalam:
karimeen
Odisha:
kundal
Tamil:
pappanpappa
Wikidata ID:
Q1519619
Wikipedia title:
Green chromide
References:
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