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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Chela: Bengali/Bangla: ‘chela’ is derived from a local name (Ref. 2031).
More on author: Hamilton.
Etymology: Chela: Bengali/Bangla: ‘chela’ is derived from a local name (Ref. 2031).
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.5; dH range: 6 - 12. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
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Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116943); max. published weight: 9.93 g (Ref. 120900)
Max length : 9.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116943); max. published weight: 9.93 g (Ref. 120900)
Inhabits ponds, ditches and rivers in plains and submontane regions (Ref. 41236). Breeds freely in ponds, tanks and small streams. Utilized also as larvicidal fish (Ref. 4832).
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Main reference
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Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 March 2010
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
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