Corica biharensis is a Junior Synonym of Corica soborna.

Corica soborna Hamilton, 1822

Ganges River Spart - Kachki - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Clupeidae
Genus	:	Corica
Species	:	Corica soborna

Common Names:

English	:	Ganges River Spart[729] Ganga River Spart[729] Gangs River Spart[598]
Bangla	:	Kachki[5] Suborna-Kharica[274] Kanchki[274] Gura-much[274] Takii[274] Kechki[729] Kechli[729] Khorica[729] Guramach[729]

Synonyms:

Corcia soborna Hamilton, 1822
Corica sobrona Hamilton, 1822
Corica argentata Swainson, 1839
Spratella pseudopterus Bleeker, 1852 Sep
Corica pseudopterus (Bleeker, 1852 Sep)
Corica biharensis Kamal and Ahsan, 1979 Feb

Maximum Length and Weight:

35 mm (TL) ^[5] 4 cm (SL) ^[6] 5 cm (TL) ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 4.6-4.9 : 3.7-3.9 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.2-5.3 : 4.2-4.4 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : .8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : .5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 14-15; P₁. 12-13; P₂. 8; A. 13-14+2 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii 13-14; A ii 12-13 + ii; P 13; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B vi; D 15-16; A 14-15; P 13; V 8; C 19; L.ls 40-42; L.tr 10 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vi; D 15-16; A 14-15; C 19; L.ls 40-42; L.tr 10 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

17-18 abdominal scutes. 40-42 scales on lateral line. 7/8 scales after pelvic fin base. 10 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

13-cis-dehydroretinol

30

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

13-cis-retinol

2

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-dehydroretinol

122

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-retinol

14

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

11.51

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Ash

2.08

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Ash

1.73

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Ash

1.7

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Calcium

1.94

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Calcium

0.35

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Calcium

977.96

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Calcium

476

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

74.19

Kcal/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Energy

267

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Fat

1.67

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Fat

1.9

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Gross energy

23.97

kJ/g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Gross energy

4.33

kJ/g

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Iodine

6.0

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

0.44

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Iron

2.8

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Lipid

19.28

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Lipid

3.48

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Magnesium

143.49

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Magnesium

26

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Manganese

0.37

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Moisture

81.94

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Moisture

80.81

g %

Whole body

Raw

Wild

827

Moisture

85.4

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Phosphorus

2.49

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Phosphorus

0.45

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Potassium

88.34

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Potassium

134

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

69.15

%

Whole body

Dry

Wild

887

Protein

12.49

%

Whole body

Fresh

Wild

887

Protein

13.78

g %

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Protein

11.9

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Selenium

7.5

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

193.12

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Sodium

38

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

78

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

3.55

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

1.5

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

0.09

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

13.51

mg/ 100 g

Whole body

Dry

Wild

827

Zinc

3.1

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

β-Carotene

15

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [574]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [280]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[447] Brunei[449] India[6] Indonesia[449] Malaysia[449] Thailand[71]
Bangladesh	:	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] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Feni river, Feni[1165] Muhuri river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Balla beel, Moulvibazar[1168] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
River, Beel, Large river ^[347]

Environment:

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

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
4.44 cm in TL for Female in Bangladesh ^[1037]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 420 (min), 3,240 (max), ^[951]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

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

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Fixed net, Seine net, Seine net, Seine net, Push net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[792]
Gill net, Seine net, Seine net, Seine net, Push net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[1657]
Gill net, Seine net, Seine net, Seine net, Push net, Set bag net, Set bag net ^[1657]
Market price:
100 BDT/kg (Size: 2-3 cm, Weight: 4-5 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]