Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Chacidae Squarehead or angler catfish



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5 species
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Photo by Roberts, T.R.

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaca bankanensis Bleeker, 1852

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Chaca bankanensis
[Angler catfish]

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Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaca burmensis Brown & Ferraris, 1988

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Chaca burmensis
[]

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Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Chaca chaca (Hamilton, 1822)

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Chaca chaca
[Squarehead catfish]

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Asia
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Chaca serica Ng & Kottelat, 2012

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Chaca serica
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Max. Length 1.7 cm SL

 
Cyanogaster noctivaga
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaca bankanensis Angler catfish Asia 20 TL 1852
Chaca burmensis Asia 20 TL 1988
Chaca chaca Squarehead catfish Asia 20 TL 1822
Chaca serica Asia 14.5 SL 2012
Cyanogaster noctivaga South America 1.7 SL 2013



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