elegans, Paradanio Day [F.] 1867:297 [17] [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 2) (art. 5); ref. 14043] Bowany River, India. Syntypes: BMNH 1867.7.24.2-3 (2). Type catalog: Whitehead & Talwar 1976:155 [ref. 23762]. On p. 17 of separate. •Synonym of Chela cachius (Hamilton 1822) -- (Menon 1999:35 [ref. 24904], Kottelat 2013:87 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Chela cachius (Hamilton 1822). Danionidae: Danioninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.