Clupea chapra is a Senior Synonym of Gudusia chapra.

Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)

Indian River Shad - Chapila - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Clupeidae
Genus	:	Gudusia
Species	:	Gudusia chapra

Common Names:

English	:	Indian River Shad[729]
Bangla	:	Chapila[5] Khoria[274] Goori[274] Chaipla[274] Fuka[729] Fuga[729] Chalp[729] Korti[729] Suhia[729] Suiya[729] Guri[729] Khoira[729] Chopra[729] Chapla[729]

Synonyms:

Gadusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupanodon chapra Hamilton, 1822
Clupea chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupanodon cagius Hamilton, 1822
Clupea indica Gray, 1834
Clupea champil Gray, 1834
Alausa microlepis Valenciennes, 1847 Nov
Clupea suhia Chaudhuri, 1912
Gudusia godanahiai Srivastava, 1968

Maximum Length and Weight:

200 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Body Depth : Standard length = 1 : 2.6-3.2 ^[5]
Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.8-4.3 : 2.8-3.4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.4-4.2 : 2.6-3.1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4-4.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7-.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 14-15(3/11-12); P₁. 13(1/12); P₂. 7; A. 23-25(2/21-23) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iv 11-13; A (ii) iii 19-22; P i 12-13; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B vi; D 17; A 18-21; P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 42-45; L.tr 13-14 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vi; D 14-16; A 21-25; P 13; V 8; C 19; L.ls 80-110; L.tr 34 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

26-28 abdominal scutes. 85-105 scales on lateral line. 23-25 scales before dorsal fin base. 9-10 scales after pelvic fin base. 17-19 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

13-cis-dehydroretinol

21

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

13-cis-retinol

1

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-dehydroretinol

136

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-retinol

9

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

19.28

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Ash

4.50

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Ash

2.99

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Ash

3.4

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Calcium

1.43

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Calcium

0.33

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Calcium

1100.6

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Calcium

1063

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

88.35

Kcal/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Energy

385

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Fat

3.31

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Fat

3.8

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Gross energy

22.20

kJ/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Gross energy

5.18

kJ/g

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Iodine

13

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

15.95

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Iron

7.6

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Lipid

20.52

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Lipid

4.79

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Magnesium

81.55

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Magnesium

41

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Manganese

6.34

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Moisture

76.68

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Moisture

79.60

g %

Whole body

Raw

Wild

827

Moisture

78.4

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Muscle protein

18.90

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Phosphorus

2.39

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Phosphorus

0.56

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Potassium

124.01

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Potassium

281

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

59.61

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Protein

13.90

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Protein

13.59

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Protein

15.5

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Selenium

13.4

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

172.60

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Sodium

57

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

73

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

6.99

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

4.92

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

23.18

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Zinc

2.1

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [529]
Bangladesh	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [227]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[597] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Baor ^[347]

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:

Absolute fecundity: 10,800 (min), 36,200 (max), Specimen length: 13.4 cm. ^[973]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

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

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net ^[792]
Market price:
100-150 BDT/kg (Size: 10-15 cm, Weight: 50-75 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]