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Name
Scientific name
Chagunius chagunio
Described by
Authority Hamilton, Year 1822, Bracketed
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 4 credited
Summary
Chagunius chagunio is a large cyprinid endemic to the Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Growing …
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
450mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 240 cm, Minimum depth 90 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–25°C, pH 6–7.5
Hardness
2–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Yamuna
Writing
Etymology
Chagunius: from Chaguni, the vernacular Bengali name for this species. chagunio: as above.
Distribution
Endemic to the Ganges and Brahmaputra river basins and thus occurs in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Type locality is 'the Yamuna River, and northern ri…
Habitat
Chagunius species inhabit highland rivers and tributaries containing clear water and substrates of rock, gravel and/or sand. They have been recorded in areas o…
Aquarium size
While juveniles can be grown on in smaller quarters even a single fully-grown specimen would require an aquarium with base dimensions of 240 ∗ 90 cm, and it ca…
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not likely to be as critical as water quality and the amount of open swimming-space provided. However should you possess the means to both p…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Stomach analyses of wild specimens revealed the diet to be composed of insect larvae and aquatic gastropods. Plant material did not appear to be consumed in la…
Behaviour and compatibility
C. chagunio is unlikely to prey on tankmates although its adult size dictates that very small species are best omitted. Fish that inhabit similar environments …
Sexual dimorphism
It is impossible to accurately sex young fish by external characters but males develop noticeable tubercules on the head and extensions to the last two anal fi…
Reproduction
As far as we know it has not been bred in captivity.
Notes
Chagunius spp. are rarely-kept in aquaria, only occasionally showing up as bycatch among shipments of wild fishes from India, Myanmar, and Thailand. While C. c…
References
References
2 on this profile