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Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822)

Squarehead catfish
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Common names: 连尾鮡 (毛鲶), 連尾鮡 (毛鯰)
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Outside distributional range, occurrence needs verification.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS), 2007
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Mud fish, Indian chaca, Harilik vesipeasäga, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Chacidae (Squarehead or angler catfish)
Etymology: Chaca: Because of the sound that this fish makes when out of water (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Hamilton.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 25; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 22°C - 24°C (Ref. 1672); 38°N - 18°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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