Chela may refer to:Chela (fish), a genus of small minnow-type fish in the Cyprinid family Chela (organ), a pincer-like organ terminating certain limbs of some arthropods such as crabs Chela (meteorite), a meteorite fall of 1988 in Tanzania Chela (disciple), a student in the traditional Indian education system Chela, a rank in the Mughal army Chela, Ethiopia, a town in southern Ethiopia Chela (singer), an Australian electropop artist on the Kitsuné label Juan Ignacio Chela, a professional tennis player from Argentina Julian Chela-Flores, Venezuelan astrobiologist and physicist