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Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335); bhoi: Name 'bhoi' in honor of the Bhois people, who are the indigenous sub-group inhabitants of the type locality of the new species.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Subtropical
Asia: India.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 138500)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 35 - 38; Raggi anali molli: 23 - 26; Vertebre: 45. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: unique color pattern consisting of bluish-gray body with sides possessing single, minute black spot on each scale, visibly arranged as 8-9 horizontal rows of broken lines; large black spots on head, lips, and lower-jaw undersurface in adult specimens absent; lateral scale rows possessing a single, minute black spot on each scale, visibly arranged as 8-9 horizontal rows of broken lines originating from preopercle, sometimes behind eye in juveniles, and extending to caudal peduncle; transverse scale rows from post-drop to anal-fin origin 7.5-8.5; pored lateral-line scales 47-49; grayish-yellow pectoral fin with 6-8 thin, ochre-yellow to cream bands appearing in wavy pattern in adults; rows of teeth on palatine 2; and triangular-shaped palatine (Ref. 138500).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Obligate air-breathing; This species inhabits a shallow stream passing under large boulders with sandy bottom and riparian vegetation (Ref. 138500).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Praveenraj, J., N. Moulitharan, A.M. Ryndongsngi, T. Thackeray, R.S. Naveen and A.P. Kumar, 2025. A new species of Snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 113(4):712-722. (Ref. 138500)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00813 (0.00374 - 0.01767), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179) |
Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (12 of 100). 🛈 |