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Common Catopra

Pristolepis marginata Jerdon, 1849

Status not recordedbony fish

The common catopra (Pristolepis marginata) is a species in the family Pristolepididae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the common catopra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the common catopra live?

Not recorded

Is the common catopra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common catopra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyPristolepididae
  6. genusPristolepis
  7. SpeciesPristolepis marginata Jerdon, 1849

Synonyms Catopra marginata, Catopra tetracanthus, Pristolepis marginatus, Pristolepis marginatus marginatus

Other names and names in other languages (16)
  • Indian leaffishEnglish
  • Malabar CatopraEnglish
  • Malabar leaffishEnglish
  • Wayanad leaffishEnglish
  • Yellow sunfishEnglish
  • 缘锯鳞鲈Chinese
  • ostnáč malabarskýCzech
  • Malabar-bladfiskDanish
  • ChemballiMalayalam
  • Catopra-verdePortuguese
  • 緣鋸鱗鱸Chinese
  • 马拉巴锯鳞鲈Chinese
  • ചുട്ടിച്ചിMalayalam
  • ChuttichiMalayalam
  • Catopra-mimicaPortuguese
  • 馬拉巴鋸鱗鱸Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common catopra

Other species in the same genus Pristolepis.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common catopra?

The common catopra (Pristolepis marginata) belongs to the family Pristolepididae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Common Catopra (Pristolepis marginata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-catopra

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BibTeX
@misc{common_catopra_2026,
  title = {Common Catopra (Pristolepis marginata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-catopra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}