Chapila(gudusia chapra)

Described aboud gudusia chapra9fish). It containing its biological features, distribution, price, test etc.

1. Chapila ( Gudusia chapra )

2. There are 2 kinds of different species of chapila are found Indian river shad, ( Gudusia chapra )  Ganges river gizzard shad, ( Goniolosa manmina )

3. Bangladesh: Chapila , Goni chapila , Mukh-chuka Chapila , Khoira India: Koroti , Mackundi , Phophor Some local name

4. Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Actinopterygii Order : Clupeiformes Family : Clupeidae Genus : Gudusia Species : G. chapra

5. Distribution Bangladesh India Srilanka

6. Distribution Found in river and associated water body Estuaries of Bangladesh Found in large river system of Jamuna , Ganga , Brahmaputra

7. Habit & Habitant Generally surface dwellers and omnivorous Prefers turbid water and areas with more aquatic vegetation

8. Habit & Habitant Breeds during the monsoon in stagnant water Always avoids weedy areas and prefers transparent water

9. Morphology They are somehow look like ‘ jhatka ’. But their size is much less than jhatka .

10. Morphology Body short and fairly deep and somewhat compressed

11. Morphology Mouth inferior and small Head 3.3 – 3.6 in standard Snout 0.6- 0.8

12. Morphology Length: 12 to 14.1 cm in Bangladesh maximum 20 cm found in Bangladesh maximum 28 cm found in India in 2001

13. Morphology Dorsal origin opposite to pelvic origin Pactoral as long as head excluding snout, reaching above the origin pelvic Scales moderate, thin more or less adherent

14. Body color Body color grayish along back, silvery on sides and below, opercle and check yellow and fins are also yellowish

15. Importance A valuable food fish for human being and contributes in major inland cathces

16. Not only protein they are rich in moisture, fat and ash..

17. They are also rich in Fe, Zn and Calcium

18. Though they are not exported from our country in largely but they are regarded as delicious curry

19. Ecological Role Occupies the third trophic level in the aquatic food chain An active competitor of Indian major craps in the aquatic ecosystem

20. Conservation Status Abundantly caught rivers and boars of Bangladesh in rainy season but from the report of ICUN Bangladesh, 2000 they are not threatened in Bangladesh

21. Presented by Srijan Sarker