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Channa melanostigma Geetakumari & Vishwanath, 2011 Lohit snakehead |
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photo by
Knight, J.D.M. |
| Family: | Channidae (Snakeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 14.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Lohit River, Brahmaputra basin in India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 50-51. Distinguished from all other species of the genus Channa by the combination of the following characters: caudal fin when stretched with 14-15 black zig-zag transverse bars at irregular intervals, the interspaces being 2/3rd of the bars; dorsal fin inserted after 3-4 scales vertically above the pectoral fin origin; ½7-½8 scales below the lateral line, 5 cheek scales, 27-28 scales around the caudal peduncle; 50-51 vertebrae; 7 branchial tooth plates; 36-37 branched dorsal fin rays and last dorsal fin inserted in between 41 and 43 vertebrae (Ref. 88140). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||