Nandus nandus

Gangetic leaffish
	An 1822 illustration of Nandus nandus
	A specimen caught from Kathani River, Maharashtra, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Nandidae
Genus:	Nandus
Species:	N. nandus
Binomial name
	Nandus nandus; (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
	Bedula hamiltonii; Gray, 1835; Coius nandus; Hamilton, 1822; Nandus marmoratus; Valenciennes, 1831;

Nandus nandus, commonly known as the Gangetic leaffish, is a species of Asian leaffish native to South Asia and Indochina. They are common in slow-moving or stagnant bodies of water, including ponds, lakes, ditches, and flooded fields. Other common names of the species include mottled nandus and mud perch. They are commercially important and are highly prized as food fish. They are also caught for the aquarium trade.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Template:IUCN2011.2
^ N. Bailly (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ R. Froese; D. Pauly, eds. (2014). "Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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[IUCN-1] Template:IUCN2011.2

[worms-2] N. Bailly (2014). Bailly N (ed.). "Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

[fb-3] R. Froese; D. Pauly, eds. (2014). "Nandus nandus (Hamilton, 1822)". FishBase. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

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