Chaca serica • Chacidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Chaca serica** Ng & Kottelat, 2012
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Kahayan River drainage, Danau Tahai, Kalimantan Tengah, Bornea.
Pronunciation	CHA kah
Etymology	Chaca: The name comes from the local name of the fish, which is probably derived from the sound it makes when irritated.
Species Information
Identification	The species of the catfish genus Chaca are easily identified by their extremely large and severely dorsoventrally depressed head, caudal fin with greatly enlarged procurrent rays, and tuberculate skin, often with fimbriate skin flaps on the head and sometimes on the body. The genus forms the monotypic family Chacidae, whose phylogenetic affinities to other catfishes remains unclear despite numerous studies.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Southern Borneo. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Southern Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Further Information
References	Zootaxa No. 3258(not free access) 38, Figs. 2, 3a.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2013 Feb 02 22:17 (species record created: 2012 Apr 07 11:44)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Chaca serica Ng & Kottelat, 2012

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Kahayan River drainage, Danau Tahai, Kalimantan Tengah, Bornea.

Pronunciation

CHA kah

Etymology

Chaca: The name comes from the local name of the fish, which is probably derived from the sound it makes when irritated.

Species Information

Identification

The species of the catfish genus Chaca are easily identified by their extremely large and severely dorsoventrally depressed head, caudal fin with greatly enlarged procurrent rays, and tuberculate skin, often with fimbriate skin flaps on the head and sometimes on the body. The genus forms the monotypic family Chacidae, whose phylogenetic affinities to other catfishes remains unclear despite numerous studies.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Southern Borneo.
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Southern Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)