Chaca

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Chaca is a genus of freshwater catfish known for its flattened body, large mouth, and bottom-dwelling, ambush-predator lifestyle in South and Southeast Asian waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern nocturnal
bodyShape strongly flattened body
class Actinopterygii
commonName angler catfishes
containsTaxon Chaca bankanensis NERFINISHED
Chaca burmensis NERFINISHED
Chaca chaca NERFINISHED
diet aquatic invertebrates
small fish
ecologicalNiche sit-and-wait predator
environment tropical freshwater
family Chacidae NERFINISHED
feedingBehavior ambush predator
foundInWaterBody backwaters
peat swamps
slow-moving streams
geographicDistribution Bangladesh NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Indonesia NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
habitat floodplains
freshwater
rivers
swamps
hasVertebralColumn true
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle benthic
bottom-dwelling
locomotion slow-moving
morphologicalAdaptation camouflage with substrate
morphologicalFeature broad head
cryptic coloration
large mouth
nativeTo South Asia NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Chacidae NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
respiration gills
skeletonType bony fish
substratePreference leaf litter
soft substrates
taxonRank genus
vernacularName frogmouth catfish

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Chacidae containsGenus Chaca