Biology:Channa royi
| Channa royi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. royi
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| Binomial name | |
| Channa royi Praveenraj et al., 2018
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Channa royi, the Andaman emerald snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India . This dwarf snakehead is distinct from other snakehead species due to its differing coloration, number of vertebrae, and teeth, most notably its greenish-gray dorsum.[1] It was only scientifically described in 2018 and its closest relative is the Burmese snakehead (C. hartcourtbutleri),[1] and a review in 2019 argued that the two are synonyms.[2]
If recognized as its own species, it is only known from the South, Middle, and North Andaman islands, and is abundant in clear, slow-flowing water with rocks and little vegetation, such as ditches, ponds, and hill streams.[1] The specific name honours the fisheries biologist Sibnarayan Dam Roy.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thakur, V. R.; Raymond, J. J. A.; Halalludin, Beni; Kiruba-Sankar, R.; Knight, J. D. M.; Praveenraj, J. (31 December 2018). "Channa royi (Teleostei: Channidae): a new species of snakehead from Andaman Islands, India" (in en). Indian Journal of Fisheries 65 (4). ISSN 0970-6011. http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJF/article/view/72827.
- ↑ Britz, R.; N. Dahanukar; V.K. Anoop; A. Ali (2019). "Channa rara, a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India (Teleostei: Labyrinthici: Channidae)". Zootaxa 4683 (4): zootaxa.4683.4.8. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8. PMID 31715914.
- ↑ "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 October 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/anabantiformes/.
Wikidata ☰ Q60792690 entry
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