Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Danionidae
Subfamilia: Danioninae
Genus: Chela
Species: C. cachius – C. khujairokensis – C. macrolepis
Name
Chela Hamilton, 1822: 258, 383
Type species: Cyprinus (Chela) cachius Hamilton. 1822. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Bleeker, 1863: 215
Synonyms
Allochela (subgenus of Chela) Silas. 1958: 64, 87
Cachius Günther, 1868: 339
Neochela (subgenus of Chela) Silas. 1958: 64, 92
References
Primary references
Hamilton, F. 1822. An Account of the Fishes Found in the River Ganges and Its Branches. Archibald Constable & Co., Hurst, Robinson & Co. Pp. i–vii + 1–405, Pls. 1–39. BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 258, 383]
Additional references
Tang, K.L., M.K. Agnew, M.V. Hirt, T. Sado, L.M. Schneider, J. Freyhof, Z. Sulaiman, E. Swartz, C. Vidthayanon, M. Miya, K. Saitoh, A.M. Simons, R.W. Wood and R.L. Mayden 2010: Systematics of the subfamily Danioninae (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57: 189–214.
Chela is a genus of small cyprinid freshwater fish from South Asia that are closely related to Laubuka.[1]
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Chela cachius (F. Hamilton, 1822)[2] (Silver hatchet chela)
Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014[2]
Chela khujairokensis Arunkumar, 2000
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Chela". FishBase. March 2019 version.
Knight, J.D.M. & Rema Devi, K. (2014): Chela macrolepis, a new species of cyprinid fish from southern India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (2): 159-166.
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