Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gudusia chapra, or the Indian river shad, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae, occurring in rivers of India and Bangladesh draining to the Bay of Bengal (e.g. the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi River), and also reported from Pakistan and Nepal. Outside the rivers it also occurs in ponds, beels, ditches and inundated fields.
Wikipedia contributors, Gudusia chapra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:40:12.936824+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
- Name authority
- (Hamilton, 1822)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Clupeiformes
- Family
- Dorosomatidae
- Genus
- Gudusia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei Bleeker, 1859
- familyDorosomatidae Gill, 1861
- genusGudusia Fowler, 1911
- speciesGudusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gudusia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gudusia variegata (Day, 1870) | DorosomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gadusia chapra (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Alausa microlepis Valenciennes, 1847 Valenciennes, 1847 | synonym |
| Clupea champil Gray, 1834 Gray, 1834 | synonym |
| Clupea chapra (Hamilton, 1822) (Hamilton, 1822) | synonym |
| Clupea indica Gray, 1834 Gray, 1834 | synonym |
| Clupea suhia Chaudhuri, 1912 Chaudhuri, 1912 | synonym |
| Gudusia godanahiai Srivastava, 1968 Srivastava, 1968 | synonym |
| Clupanodon cagius Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
| Clupanodon chapra Hamilton, 1822 Hamilton, 1822 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742989 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HK4V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.