Chela (fish)

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

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| image = Perilampus atpar Mintern 151.jpg

| image_caption = Chela cachius

| taxon = Chela

| authority = F. Hamilton, 1822

| type_species = Cyprinus (Chela) cachius

| type_species_authority = Hamilton, 1822

}}

Chela is a genus of small danionin freshwater fish from South Asia that are closely related to Laubuka.{{FishBase genus | genus = Chela | year = 2019 | month = March}}

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:{{Cof genus|genus-Chela|access-date=17 February 2025}}

  • Chela cachius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Silver hatchet chela)
  • Chela macrolepis Knight & Rema Devi, 2014Knight, 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.

References

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Category:Chela (fish)

Category:Danioninae

Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton

Category:Danios

Category:Fish of Asia

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