Chaca
chaca (Hamilton, 1822) |
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contributors to this species: |
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ScotCat (1) Klauss
Dreyman (1) Chris Ralph (4) Steve
Grant (3) |
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ScotCat Sources: |
  
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| Other
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| Fishbase Google
ACSI
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| Relevant
Information: |
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 tend 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. |
| Common
Name: |
Indian
frog-mouth catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Platystacus
chaca |
| Family: |
Chacidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaya and Indonesia. Reported from Myanmar
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| Size:
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19cm.
(7½ins) |
| Temp: |
22-24°c
(71-75°f ) |
| p.H. |
6.5-8.0. |
| References: |
Grant; Steven,
Article no90, www.scotcat.com, The
Chaca's |
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Family:
Chacidae
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Chaca
chaca
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 Chaca
chaca
Showing the large mouth and the
hooklets (cirri) on the bottom lip.
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 Chaca
chaca
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 Chaca
chaca
Close up of head
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 Chaca
chaca
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 Chaca
chaca
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 Chaca
chaca
Showing the posterior nostril with no barbel attached
to it
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 Chaca
chaca
Showingg cirri on lower lip
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 Chaca
chaca
Dorsal View
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