Chaca
bankanensis Bleeker, 1852 |
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| Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
(3) Steven
Grant
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| Relevant
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Chaca
bankenensis seems to be a little bit darker in colouration than
Chaca chaca and has one less pectoral ray, 1/4 to 1/5
of C. chaca. You can differentiate the difference between
Chaca burmensis and Chaca chaca by the number and
the size of the cirri along the inner edge of the lower lip,
C.chaca has 14+ and tends to be relatively longer and/or
thicker. Chaca burmensis usually numbers around 10 or 11
small cirri, and they don’t tend to have them near the corners
of the mouth. There seems to be two forms of this species, Archipelagic
and peninsular. Found in swamp forest and streams with soft bottom,
usually among leaf litter and aquatic vegetation. Feeds on fish
and shrimp. Possesses a short dorsal spine which can inflict painful
wounds. Aquarium Care: This catfish does not do
a lot apart from sitting very still buried in the substrate waiting
for its next meal and then engulfing its prey by opening its very
large mouth and basically creates a strong vacuum, whereas the unlucky
victim is drawn in to the gaping hole!. It is a very hardy aquarium
fish that will do very well on a sand/leaf substrate where it can
bury itself with just its head showing and also a landscape of rocks
and caves. It is not your average community tank fish so I would
choose my tankmates carefully for fear of them getting eaten as
they will consume fish half their size. Probably any species of
the African Synodontis would do fine and for the upper layers
you would do better with larger shoaling fish such as Congo tetras,
or larger barbs i.e. Tinfoil Barbs. This would pre-empt a larger
tank to house the larger barbs or characins. If you can make the
space, a better idea would be a species tank with 3 to 4 individuals,
as they seem to coincide peacefully with one another. Diet:
A feeding of earthworms and other meaty foods such as feeder fish
like young Tilapia sp. They are said also to take tablet
food when fully acclimatized. |
| Common
Name: |
Angler catfish
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| Synonyms: |
None |
| Family: |
Chacidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo. |
| Size:
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15cm. (6ins) |
| Temp: |
24-28°c
(75-83°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.2. |
| References: |
Grant; Steven,
Article no. 90, www.scotcat.com, The
Chaca's
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(12/2010).
ScotCat Factsheet no. 77. Nov.2002. |
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Family:
Chacidae
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Chaca
bankanensis
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 Chaca
bankanensis
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 Chaca
bankanensis
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 Chaca
bankanensis
Archipelagic
form showing white eye and the nasal barbel on the posterior nostril
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 Chaca
bankanensis
Peninsular form showing narrower
head and shorter maxillary bones
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 Chaca
bankanensis
Archipelagic
form-young female
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