Research in 2001 by Fang Fang suggests that the genus Chela is closely related to the Devarios.
The Silver hatchet chela lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish, pH range: 6.8 - 7.5, dH range: 6 - 12 environment.
Nothing known about the Silver hatchet chela
Barle in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Blauer Flügelbärbling in German (Deutsch)
Borle in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Chep chela in Bengali (বাংলা)
Hatchetfish in English
Kýlnatka pákistánská in Czech (česky)
Neonkölibarbi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Silver hatchet chela in English
চেপ চেলা in Bengali (বাংলা)
元宝鳊 in Mandarin Chinese
元寶鯿 in Mandarin Chinese