Species details : Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822)

Accepted scientific name:
Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Chaca chaca  (Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms:
Chaca bankanensis (non Bleeker, 1852) (misapplied name) 1 literature reference for Chaca bankanensis (non Bleeker, 1852)
Chaca buchanani Günther, 1864 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chaca buchanani Günther, 1864
Chaca lophioides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Chaca lophioides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
Platystacus chaca Hamilton, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platystacus chaca Hamilton, 1822
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Gajeb-bakau - - India(Simsang, Umiam, Jingiram, Thobal) Click here to show the literature
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Chega - Assamese India(Brahamaputra, Barak ,Burigang ,Kulsi, Kusiara) Click here to show the literature
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Cheka - Bengali Bangladesh Click here to show the literature
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চেকা - Bengali Bangladesh
Angler catfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Indian chaca - English India Click here to show the literature
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Squarehead catfish - English Bangladesh Click here to show the literature
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Squarehead catfish - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Kitamonni - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Großmaulwels - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Gajeb-bakau - Khasi India(Simsang, Umiam, Jingiram, Thobal) Click here to show the literature
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Tuka - Malay (individual language) Indonesia Click here to show the literature
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连尾鮡 (毛鲶) Lian wei zhao ,mao nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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連尾鮡 (毛鯰) Lian wei jhao ,mao nian Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Kirkire - Nepali Nepal Click here to show the literature
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Pauwa - Nepali Nepal Click here to show the literature
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पोवा - Nepali India
сом хака - Russian Russia Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Siluriformes FishBase
Family Chacidae FishBase
Genus Chaca FishBase
Distribution: Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaya and Indonesia (Ref. 41236). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 4537).
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=10258
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd85cbca-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401