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fOFamily: Belontiidae• Body deep and strongly compressed• Opercle and inter-opercle not serrate• Dorsal fin with 4 to 19 spines• Anal fill with 4 to 22 spines• Lateral line usually vestigial or absent55. Colisalalia(Hamilton-Buchanan)Local name: Lal khalisha, Boicha, Ranga KhalishaConservationStatus: Not EvaluatedIdentifying features: Mouth strongly protractible. Pre-orbital denticulate. Dorsalfin with 15 to 17 spines and 7 to 10 rays.Anal fill with 17 to 18 spines and 13 to17 rays. Soft dorsal and anal fins rounded. Caudal fill rounded to truncate.Anal findensely scaled.Lateralline absent.Colour : Body scarlet crossed by oblique bandsof pale blue. Fins with scarlet spots and anal fill with a red margin.General information: Inhabits stagnant puddles and small river. Maximum size5 eJll.Fisheries:An important aquarium fish.