Chaca burmensis

Chaca burmensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Superfamily: Siluroidea
Family: Chacidae
Genus: Chaca
Species: C. burmensis
Binomial name
Chaca burmensis
B. A. Brown & Ferraris, 1988

Chaca burmensis is a species of angler catfish endemic to Myanmar,[1] where it is found in the Sittang River and possibly the Ayeyarwady drainage.[2] This species grows to a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 inches).

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Chaca burmensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. Brown, Barbara A.; Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (1988). "Comparative Osteology of the Asian Catfish Family Chacidae, with the Description of a New Species from Burma" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (2907): 1–16.


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