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Chaca chaca

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Chaca chaca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Chacidae
Genus: Chaca
Species:
C. chaca
Binomial name
Chaca chaca
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Platystacus chaca F. Hamilton, 1822

Chaca chaca is a species of angler catfish found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system of India and the Ayeyarwady River of Myanmar,[1] where it is found in rivers, canals and ponds of grassland, scrubland, deciduous forest and rainforest habitats.[2] These species grow to a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 inches). This fish is found in the aquarium trade. In Assam, it is locally known as kurkuri.

It is now listed as an endangered species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaca chaca". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). "A Revision of the South and Southeast Asian Angler-Catfishes (Chacidae)". Copeia. 1982 (4). American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists: 895–901. doi:10.2307/1444100. JSTOR 1444100.
  3. ^ Goswami* UC. Basistha SK. , Bora D, Shyamkumar K, Saikia B , Changsan K (2012) Fish diversity of North East India, inclusive of the Himalayan and Indo Burma biodiversity hotspotszones: A checklist on their taxonomic status, economic importance, geographical distribution, present status and prevailing threats. INT J BIODIVERS CONSER VOL. 4(15), PP. 592-613.