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.

[1] It is a small, predatory fish that feeds on tiny invertebrates.

[4][5] It is sexually dimorphic, with males growing larger and more colorful, especially when excited, compared to females.

[6] Historically the two genera that now make up the Badidae, Badis and Dario, were placed in the family Nandidae; this is no longer the case.

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