Chacidae

Squarehead catfish

Chaca chaca

Burying in mud to ambush prey

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Chaca chaca is a species of angler catfish found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system of India and the Ayeyarwady River of Myanmar, where it is found in rivers, canals and ponds of grassland, scrubland, deciduous forest and rainforest habitats. It is a bottom-dwelling species that inhabits sandy, muddy, or soft substrates where it buries itself for both protection and ambush predation. In Assam, it is locally known as kurkuri.