Chela bacaila is a Senior Synonym of Salmostoma bacaila.

Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)

Large Razorbelly Minnow - Narkalichela - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Salmostoma
Species	:	Salmostoma bacaila

Common Names:

English	:	Large Razorbelly Minnow[729] Flying Barb[729]
Bangla	:	Narkalichela[5] Katari[5] Darkinda[729] Dankan[729] Dakkan[729] Chukkuni[729] Bore chela[729]

Synonyms:

Salmophasia bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)
Oxygaster bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus bacaila Hamilton, 1822
Chela bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)
Leuciscus bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius bacaila (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius leucerus McClelland, 1839
Cyprinus oblonga Swainson, 1839
Salmophasia oblonga (Swainson, 1839)

Maximum Length and Weight:

142 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.3-5.7 : 4.4-4.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.3-5.5 : 4.5-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.8-4.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1-1.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 10(2/8); P₁. 12-13; P₂. 9; A. 14-15(2/12-13) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii-iii 7; A iii 10-13; P i 11-12; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 9-10; A 13-15; P 22-23; V 9; C 19; L.ls 86-110; L.tr 17-19/6 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

90-110 scales on lateral line. 7-8 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [610]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [298]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Afghanistan[825] India[6] Nepal[6] Pakistan[840] Bangladesh[70]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Kishoreganj Haor Region, Kishoreganj[1026] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Feni river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Baor, River, Flooded paddy field ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

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[274]

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
150-200 BDT/kg (Size: 10-12 cm, Weight: 25-35 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]