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Scientific Name	**Chaca burmensis** Brown & Ferraris, 1988
Common Name	Red Frogmouth Cat
Type Locality	Sittang River, Myanmar.
Pronunciation	CHA kah
Etymology	Chaca: The name comes from the local name of the fish, which is probably derived from the sound it makes when irritated. Specific epithet reflects that this fish comes from Burma (Myanmar).
Species Information
Size	200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The species of the catfish genus Chaca are easily identified by their extremely large and severely dorsoventrally depressed head, caudal fin with greatly enlarged procurrent rays, and tuberculate skin, often with fimbriate skin flaps on the head and sometimes on the body. The genus forms the monotypic family Chacidae, whose phylogenetic affinities to other catfishes remains unclear despite numerous studies.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	American Museum Novitates No. 2907, pp 3, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:57 (species record created: 2008 Feb 29 12:29)