Chaca bankanensis is a Misapplied Synonym of
Chaca chaca and also a Valid Name or Synonym of
another species as well.
Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822)
Squarehead - Checka - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)
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Systematic Position: [
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Kingdom | : | Animalia |
Phylum | : | Chordata |
Class | : | Teleostei |
Order | : | Siluriformes |
Family | : | Chacidae |
Genus | : | Chaca |
Species | : | Chaca chaca |
Common Names:English | : | Squarehead[729] Angler Catfish[729] |
Bangla | : | Checka[5] Checa-veca[274] Chaga[274] Beng-sava[274] Cotcote[274] Kaua[729] Bangra[729] Beng chakkua[729] Chaka[729] Chapa[729] Bengseba[729] Kotkoti[729] Chekvega[729] |
Synonyms:Maximum Length and Weight:20.5 cm (TL) [347] 20 cm (TL) [6]
Inter-Length Relationship:Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.1-3.7 : 2.7-3.3 [5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.4-7.4 : 5.6-6.5 [5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4 [5]
Taxonomic Formula:Scales:Chemistry:Conservation Status:Global | : | Least Concern (LC) | (Version 3.1) [522] |
Bangladesh | : | Endangered (EN) | (Version 3.1) [218] |
Occurrence/Distribution:Global | : | Bangladesh[70] India[6] Indonesia[37] Nepal[134] |
Bangladesh | : | Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Bhairab river, Jashore[807] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Dekhar haor, Sunamganj[1164] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] |
Habitat and Environment:Habitat: Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, Pond [347]
Environment:Parameters | Units | Minimum | Maximum | Optimum | Ref. |
Temperature | - | - | - | - | - |
pH | - | - | - | - | - |
DO | - | - | - | - | - |
Free CO2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Breeding Maturity:Breeding Season: (red background)
Fecundity:Food and Feeding Habit:Diet composition (%): Data not available
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Importance:Production and Marketing:Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available