WoRMS taxon details
Chela cachius (Hamilton, 1822)
280139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:280139)
accepted
Species
Cachius atpar (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Chela anastoma (Swainson, 1839) · unaccepted
Chela atpar (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Cyprinus atpar Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822 · unaccepted
Laubuca atpar (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Leuciscus anastoma Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Leuciscus atpar (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Leuciscus cachius (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Paradanio elegans Day, 1867 · unaccepted
Perilampus atpar (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Perilampus cachius (Hamilton, 1822) · unaccepted
Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849 · unaccepted
Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839 · unaccepted
(of Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 258, 384 [details]
page(s): 258, 384 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chela cachius (Hamilton, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=280139 on 2025-09-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Leuciscus anastoma Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cyprinus atpar Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 259, 384 [details]
original description (of Paradanio elegans Day, 1867) Day, F. (1867). On the fishes of the Neilgherry Hills and rivers around their bases. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867.</em> (pt 2) (art. 5): 281-302.
page(s): 297 [17] [details]
original description (of Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 258, 384 [details]
original description (of Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849) Jerdon, T. C. (1849). On the fresh-water fishes of southern India. (Continued from p. 149.). <em>Madras Journal of Literature and Science.</em> v. 15 (pt 2): 302-346. [details]
original description (of Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839) McClelland, J. (1839). Indian Cyprinidae. <em>Asiatic Researches.</em> v. 19 (pt 2): 217-471, Pls. 37-61. [details]
original description (of Cyprinus atpar Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 259, 384 [details]
original description (of Paradanio elegans Day, 1867) Day, F. (1867). On the fishes of the Neilgherry Hills and rivers around their bases. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867.</em> (pt 2) (art. 5): 281-302.
page(s): 297 [17] [details]
original description (of Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822) Hamilton, F. (1822). An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. <em>Edinburgh & London.</em> i-vii + 1-405, Pls. 1-39. [Often seen as Hamilton-Buchanan or Buchanan-Hamilton; in work as Hamilton [formerly Buchanan].].
page(s): 258, 384 [details]
original description (of Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849) Jerdon, T. C. (1849). On the fresh-water fishes of southern India. (Continued from p. 149.). <em>Madras Journal of Literature and Science.</em> v. 15 (pt 2): 302-346. [details]
original description (of Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839) McClelland, J. (1839). Indian Cyprinidae. <em>Asiatic Researches.</em> v. 19 (pt 2): 217-471, Pls. 37-61. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leuciscus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leuciscus atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chela atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus atpar Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chela anastoma (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Perilampus atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cachius atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paradanio elegans Day, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perilampus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chela cachius)
To Fishbase (from synonym Paradanio elegans Day, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Leuciscus anastoma Swainson, 1839)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Leuciscus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leuciscus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Leuciscus atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chela atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Cyprinus atpar Hamilton, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Chela anastoma (Swainson, 1839))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Perilampus atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cachius atpar (Hamilton, 1822))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Paradanio elegans Day, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Perilampus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chela cachius)
To Fishbase (from synonym Paradanio elegans Day, 1867)
To Fishbase (from synonym Leuciscus anastoma Swainson, 1839)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perilampus macropodus Jerdon, 1849)
To Fishbase (from synonym Perilampus psilopteromus McClelland, 1839)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Leuciscus cachius (Hamilton, 1822))
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To GenBank (24 nucleotides; 22 proteins) (from synonym Cyprinus cachius Hamilton, 1822)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
