Species FAO code: CGH

Gudusia chapra

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Italy	it Alosa orientale	–
Sweden	sv Indisk flodstaksill	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Asia - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)

Scientific name

Gudusia chapra

Author

(Hamilton, 1822)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CGH

Morphological description

Body fairly deep; 26 to 29 scutes along belly. A single triangular pectoral axillary scale; depressed tip of dorsal fin to behind vertical from anal fin origin. Hind margin of scales smooth. Dark blotch behind gill opening, often followed by a series of spots along flank. Gill rakers fine and numerous, increasing with size of fish (100 to 280 at 4 to 16 cm standard length).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderClupeiformes
  - FamilyClupeidae
    - GenusGudusia
      - SpeciesGudusia chapra

Synonyms

Clupea champil Gray, 1834
Alausa microlepis Valenciennes, 1847
Clupanodon chapra Hamilton, 1822
Clupea chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupanodon cagius Hamilton, 1822
Gudusia godanahiai Srivastava, 1968
Gadusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupea suhia Chaudhuri, 1912
Clupea indica Gray, 1834

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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