Channa barb
Appearance
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Channa barb | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Eechathalakenda Menon, 1999 |
Species: | E. ophicephalus
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Binomial name | |
Eechathalakenda ophicephalus (B. S. Raj, 1941)
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Synonyms | |
Barbus ophicephalus Raj, 1941 Puntius ophicephalus Raj, 1941 |
The Channa barb (Eechathalakenda ophicephalus) (formerly Puntius ophicephalus), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it occurs in hill streams in forested areas. This species can reach a length of 19.6 centimetres (7.7 in) TL.[2] This species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only member of its genus.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Eechathalakenda ophicephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172426A70233878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172426A70233878.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Eechathalakenda ophicephalus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.