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Chela (fish)
Encyclopedia
Chela is a genus
of fish closely related to Devario
. It currently consists of two species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish closely related to Devario
Devario
The genus Devario comprises some danionins familiar to aquarists. Generally, they are larger fish than species of the genus Danio, they have short barbels , and generally have deeper bodies than Danio species, with species having vertical or horizontal stripes present...
. It currently consists of two species.
Species
- Chela cachiusChela cachiusChela cachius, a Danionin known as the Neon Hatchet Fish, is one of the plainest members of the Chela genus and is rarely kept by aquarists. Its name comes from the colours that reflect off it in sunlight, but out of the glare of the sun it is a plain silver fish. Barbels are not present. Endemic...
(F. HamiltonFrancis Buchanan-HamiltonDr Francis Buchanan, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham. is applied to...
, 1822) - Chela khujairokensis Arunkumar, 2000