Chela (fish)
| Chela | |
|---|---|
| |
| Chela cachius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Chela F. Hamilton, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus (Chela) cachius Hamilton, 1822
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Chela is a genus of small cyprinid freshwater fish from South Asia that are closely related to Laubuka.[1]
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Chela cachius (F. Hamilton, 1822)[2] (Silver hatchet chela)
- Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014[2]
- Chela khujairokensis Arunkumar, 2000
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chela". FishBase. March 2019 version.
- ^ a b Knight, J.D.M. & Rema Devi, K. (2014): Chela macrolepis, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (2): 159-166.
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