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Scientific Name | Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) |
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Type Locality | Upper parts of Ganges River, Gandak River in Saran, Bihar, India. |
Synonym(s) | Alausa microlepis, Clupanodon cagius, Clupanodon chapra, Clupea champil, Clupea chapra, Clupea indica, Clupea suhia, Gadusia chapra, Gudusia godanahiai |
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Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
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Distribution | Asia: rivers of India and Bangladesh affluent to the Bay of Bengal (chiefly the Ganges and Brahmaputra systems and the Mahanadi River of Orissa). Reported from Nepal and Pakistan. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
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Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 248, 383. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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LFS label creator ARN ref:15.244.1104.5904 | |
Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 13:05 (species record created: 2014 Sep 16 20:44) |