This document summarizes the findings of a study on the length-weight relationship of the riverine fish Chela bacaila collected from the Wainganga River in India. 386 fish were measured and categorized by sex (212 males and 174 females). Regression analysis found the relationships to be: male C. bacaila W = 0.006634 L 2.9086, female C. bacaila W = 0.012325 L 2.6478, and combined C. bacaila W = 0.013283 L 2.8097. The b values indicate males are heavier than females at equal lengths, and that environmental conditions were not optimal for the fish's healthy development