Chaca (fish)
Chaca is the only genus in the catfish family Chacidae. These fish are commonly known as squarehead catfishes, frogmouth catfishes, or angler catfishes. These unusual fish have a sedentary lifestyle and spend much of their time motionless.
| Chaca | |
|---|---|
| Chaca chaca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Suborder: | Siluroidei |
| Superfamily: | Siluroidea |
| Family: | Chacidae Bleeker, 1858 |
| Genus: | Chaca J. E. Gray, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Platystacus chaca Hamilton, 1822 | |
The name Chaca is because, when removed from the water, they will rapidly repeat the sound "chaca". Only C. chaca makes these sounds; the other species do not.
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