Chaca chaca

Chaca chaca is a species of angler catfish found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system of India and the Ayeyarwady River of Myanmar,^[2] where it is found in rivers, canals and ponds of grassland, scrubland, deciduous forest and rainforest habitats.^[3] These species grow to a length of 26 cm (10 in). This fish is found in the aquarium trade. In Assam, it is locally known as kurkuri.

Chaca chaca
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Chacidae
Genus:	Chaca
Species:	C. chaca
Binomial name
Chaca chaca (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
Platystacus chaca F. Hamilton, 1822 Chaca lophioides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832 Chaca buchanani Günther, 1864