Chaca bankanensis

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Chaca bankanensis
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Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Chacidae
Genus: Chaca
Species:
C. bankanensis
Binomial name
Chaca bankanensis
Bleeker, 1852
Synonyms
  • Barbus melanopterus Bleeker, 1850

Chaca bankanensis is a species of angler catfish found in the Sundaland region,[2] where it occurs in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is found in peat swamps and streams. This species grows to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in). It is found in the aquarium trade.

References[]

  1. ^ Ng, H.H. (2020). "Chaca bankanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181055A163018779. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ Roberts, Tyson R. (1982). "A Revision of the South and Southeast Asian Angler-Catfishes (Chacidae)". Copeia. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 1982 (4): 895–901. doi:10.2307/1444100. JSTOR 1444100.


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