Badis

Badis badis

Ponds ditches and swamps suit this perch

Brown
Tropical
Estuary
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Badis badis, also known as the blue perch or blue badis, is a small species of Asian freshwater fish in the family Badidae of the order Anabantiformes. It is found in ponds, rivers, ditches and swamps in northern India, eastern Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, including the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi and Indus basins. It is sometimes kept as an aquarium fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Badidae
Genus: Badis
Maximum length: 7.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Ganges River drainage in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, from Himachal Pradesh (Yamuna River) to the estuary; the Mahanadi River drainage; Assam lowlands close to Brahmaputra (Kaziranga, Gauhati, and Dibru River) (Ref. 46238 ). Also reported from Bhutan (Ref. 9418 ) and Pakistan (Ref. 52665 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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