Chaca chaca explained

Chaca chaca is a species of angler catfish found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system of India and the Ayeyarwady River of Myanmar, where it is found in rivers, canals and ponds of grassland, scrubland, deciduous forest and rainforest habitats.^[1] These species grow to a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 inches). This fish is found in the aquarium trade. In Assam, it is locally known as kurkuri.

It is now listed as an endangered species.^[2]

Notes and References

1. A Revision of the South and Southeast Asian Angler-Catfishes (Chacidae). Tyson R.. Roberts. Copeia. 1982. 4. 895–901. 10.2307/1444100. 1982. 1444100. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
2. Goswami* UC. Basistha SK., Bora D, Shyamkumar K, Saikia B, Changsan K (2012) Fish diversity of North East India, inclusive of the Himalayan and Indo Burma biodiversity hotspotszones: A checklist on their taxonomic status, economic importance, geographical distribution, present status and prevailing threats. INT J BIODIVERS CONSER VOL. 4(15), PP. 592-613.