Chela diffusa is a Junior Synonym of Salmostoma acinaces.

Salmostoma acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844 Jul)

Silver razorbelly minnow - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

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

Common Names:

English	:	Silver razorbelly minnow[6]
Bangla	:	Data not available

Synonyms:

Leuciscus acinaces Valenciennes, 1844 Jul
Salmophasia acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844 Jul)
Salmostoma acinacea (Valenciennes, 1844 Jul)
Pelecus diffusus Jerdon, 1849
Chela diffusa (Jerdon, 1849)
Chela argentea Day, 1867 Oct
Oxygaster argentea (Day, 1867 Oct)

Maximum Length and Weight:

Data not available

Inter-Length Relationship:

Data not available

Taxonomic Formula:

D iii 7; A ii-iii 14-17; P i 14; V i 8 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [493]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [159]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[6] India[6] Nepal[844]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available