ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪɾɪv tʊ ˈɪnlənd wˈɔːɾɚz ɪn ˈeɪʒə ænd ɪz fˈaʊnd ɪn ˈɪndiə, nɛpˈɔːl, bˌæŋɡlɐdˈɛʃ, mjˈɑːnmɑːɹ, buːtˈɑːn, æfɡˈænɪstˌæn, pˌækɪstˈæn ænd jˈʌnən, tʃˈaɪnə.
It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yunnan, China.