Corica pseudopterus 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:

Data not available

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

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Mar

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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]