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Chanda nama
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Perciformes (COL) |
| Family | Ambassidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Chanda | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | nama | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2010 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | Hamilton, 1822 | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Chanda nama is known from India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Roberts (1994) has suggested that Chanda nama definitely occurs in the Indus, Ganges, Mahanadi, Krishna, and other river basins in India; however, records from Myanmar and Malaysia are probably erroneous.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan
Number of Locations: 0
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Population [top]
Population:
It is a very small fish, but is considered common within India (S.C. Dey pers. comm.).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
?Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits fresh and brackish waters, both in standing and running waters (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). It is a nocturnal or crepuscular, midwater fish. It spends most of its time in small shoals, under the cover of marginal roots (also mangrove) or floating vegetation (Daniels 2002). It breeds throughout the year and often a large number of eggs are found scattered on submerged marginal vegetation (Daniels 2002). It is also found (in Assam) in paddy fields when flooded.
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Yes
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species attains a length of 11 cm and has minor fishery importance in India (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, Daniels 2002) and in Bangladesh (Mazumder et al. 2008). These small, bony, fleshy fishes are sold in heaps along with other small fishes in the fish markets, especially for poorer income groups. As low-prized fishes they are preferred by many (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, Daniels 2002). This species could effectively be used in the control of guinea worms and also for malarial control (Talwar and Jhingran 1991, Chandra et al. 2008).
It is captured as an ornamental fish throughout India.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
This species is widely distributed. The ornamental fish trade should be monitored. In some areas, it is sold in large quantities durring the monsoon. Numbers have been reported to have declined due to loss of wetlands (W. Vishwanath pers. comm.).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation efforts are currently in place for the species. Species populations and the impact of fishery and collection for the ornamental trade require monitoring,
Citation: Dahanukar, N. 2010. Chanda nama. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166505A6224088. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166505A6224088.en. Downloaded on 22 March 2016.
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Record Level
Growth Parameters
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| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Chanda nama, click this link: Synonyms. |
Ambassis bogoda (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Ambassis indica McClelland & Griffith, 1842 ¦ Ambassis nama (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Ambassis oblonga Cuvier, 1828 ¦ Ambassis phula (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Bogoda nama (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Chanda bogoda Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Chanda phula Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Equula ovata Swainson, 1839 ¦ Hamiltonia nama (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ Hamiltonia ovata (Swainson, 1839) ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Chanda nama, click this link: Common Names. |
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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