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Gujarat
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Maharashtra
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Goa
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Tamil Nadu
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Maharashtra Government ordered to destroy the Thai Mangur fish breeding centres.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hence, the Maharashtra government has launched a special drive to destroy the cultivation centres of the exotic Thai Mangur fish. The Head of the state fisheries department has ordered a ban on sale of the fish. The National Green Tribunal had earlier banned the sale of the fish species in 2000.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thai Magur is scientifically known as Clarias gariepinus and is a 3-5-foot-long air-breathing fish that can walk on dry land and thrive in mud due to their artificial respiratory system (ARS). Farming of the Thai Magur species has been prohibited since the year 2000 due to its invasive influence on local fish kinds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thai Magur fish was banned by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2000. Thai Magur is a cannibal species that impacts the indigenous biodiversity and in-turn reduces the food base for water birds. The Indian Magur does not engage in cannibalism like the Thai Magur.
Detailed explanation-5: -Magur Fish are found in eastern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.