2004/04/01 by Ralf Britz, Neelesh Dahanukar, V. K. Anoop +6 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Health Professions · #Fish Biology and Ecology Studies #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Fish biology, ecology, and behavior #Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8
openalex publication_date 2004/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Channa rara, new species, is described from the Jagbudi River in Maharashtra, India. It belongs to the Gachua group and differs from all its members by the possession of one or more ocelli in the posterior part of the dorsal fin in adults (vs. ocelli absent or 1, rarely 2-3 ocelli in juveniles only). It is further distinguished from most species of the C. gachua group by having 6-7 dark concentric bands on the pectoral fins. We review recent descriptions of species of the genus Channa and conclude that C. royi is a synonym of Channa harcourtbutleri, that the diagnosis of C. shingon from C. harcourtbutleri is seriously flawed and that C. torsaensis is not sufficiently diagnosed from C. quinquefasciata. The recently described C. amari is a junior synonym of C. brunnea.