Clupanodon cagius is a Junior Synonym of Gudusia chapra.

Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)

Indian River Shad - Chapila - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Clupeidae
Genus	:	Gudusia
Species	:	Gudusia chapra

Common Names:

English	:	Indian River Shad[729]
Bangla	:	Chapila[5] Khoria[274] Goori[274] Chaipla[274] Fuka[729] Fuga[729] Chalp[729] Korti[729] Suhia[729] Suiya[729] Guri[729] Khoira[729] Chopra[729] Chapla[729]

Synonyms:

Gadusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupanodon chapra Hamilton, 1822
Clupea chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupanodon cagius Hamilton, 1822
Clupea indica Gray, 1834
Clupea champil Gray, 1834
Alausa microlepis Valenciennes, 1847 Nov
Clupea suhia Chaudhuri, 1912
Gudusia godanahiai Srivastava, 1968

Maximum Length and Weight:

200 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Body Depth : Standard length = 1 : 2.6-3.2 ^[5]
Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.8-4.3 : 2.8-3.4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.4-4.2 : 2.6-3.1 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 4-4.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .7-.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1 ^[5]
Inter orbial width : Eye Diameter = 1 : 1 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 14-15(3/11-12); P₁. 13(1/12); P₂. 7; A. 23-25(2/21-23) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iv 11-13; A (ii) iii 19-22; P i 12-13; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B vi; D 17; A 18-21; P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 42-45; L.tr 13-14 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vi; D 14-16; A 21-25; P 13; V 8; C 19; L.ls 80-110; L.tr 34 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

26-28 abdominal scutes. 85-105 scales on lateral line. 23-25 scales before dorsal fin base. 9-10 scales after pelvic fin base. 17-19 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [529]
Bangladesh	:	Vulnerable (VU)	(Version 3.1) [227]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[597] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Passur River, Khulna[752] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Little feni river, Feni[795] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Nabaganga river, Narail[809] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Titas river, Brahmanbaria[1169] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Baor ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 10,800 (min), 36,200 (max), Specimen length: 13.4 cm. ^[973]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net ^[792]
Market price:
100-150 BDT/kg (Size: 10-15 cm, Weight: 50-75 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]