Chela (fish)

Chela is a genus of small danionin freshwater fish from South Asia that are closely related to Laubuka.^[1]

Chela
Chela cachius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Chela F. Hamilton, 1822
Type species
Cyprinus (Chela) cachius Hamilton, 1822

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Chela cachius (F. Hamilton, 1822)^[3] (Silver hatchet chela)
• Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014^[3]