Leuciscus cultellus is a Junior Synonym of Securicula gora.

Securicula gora (Hamilton, 1822)

- Ghora chela - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cyprinidae
Genus	:	Securicula
Species	:	Securicula gora

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Ghora chela[729] Gora chela[729] Dhak chela[729] Naukka chela[729]

Synonyms:

Oxygaster gora (Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus gora Hamilton, 1822
Chela gora (Hamilton, 1822)
Pseudoxygaster gora (Hamilton, 1822)
Opsarius pholicephalus McClelland, 1839
Leuciscus cultellus Valenciennes, 1844 Jul

Maximum Length and Weight:

245 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5-5.4 : 4-4.5 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.8-6 : 4.8-5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(3/7); P₁. 13-14; P₂. 8; A. 15-18(2/13-16) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 7; A ii-iii 13-15; P i 12-13; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 9(2/7); A 15-18(2/13-16); P 13-15; V 8; C 19; L.ls 140-160; L.tr 18-20/18; Vert. 46 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

140-160 scales on lateral line. 14 scales between origin of pelvic fin and lateral line. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [557]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [257]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[6] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Chitra river, Jashore[793] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207]

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)

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