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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FEA3F8F73CEAEA5C" bold="true" box="[295,468,1836,1860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Channa rubora</emphasis>
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(
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)
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.
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.16.194,
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SL mm SL;
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,
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, unnamed stream south of
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, coll.
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.
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2019.10.16.195206,
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SL; same information as
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.
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2019.10.16.260,
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SL; same information as
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.
<specimenCode id="DB89D8791643FFF8FC35FC963905EE7D" box="[945,1083,845,869]" collectionCode="MTD" country="Germany" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/4j3t-w40g" name="Museum of Zoology Senckenberg Dresden" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">MTD 40207</specimenCode>
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,
<materialsCitation id="3B477A5F1643FFF8FBCDFC963926EE9C" collectionCode="BMNH" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="holotype">
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SL; same information as
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. —
<collectionCode id="ED3EE8C71643FFF8FC4DFCB63926EE9C" box="[969,1048,877,900]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">BMNH</collectionCode>
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2023.4.12.1115,
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SL; same information as
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.
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FCC7FC173E87EEFC" bold="true" box="[835,953,972,996]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A member of the Gachua group distinguished from all other
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members except
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FA92FC363885E91C" box="[1302,1467,1005,1028]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">C. ornatipinnis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FCC7FBD63E87E93C" box="[835,953,1036,1060]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">C. pulchra</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FC7DFBD63947E93C" box="[1017,1145,1037,1060]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">C. stewartii</emphasis>
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by the presence of numerous black spots on the head and body (vs absence). It differs from the latter by the size of the spots (tiny, a quarter of pupil size vs. almost pupil size or larger) and by its unique fin colouration in life, consisting of a pectoral fin with orange fin rays, a bluish proximal blotch and 36 brown distal semicircular concentric bands, of dorsal-, anal- and caudal-fins with a blue middle section of the fin membranes margined by a proximal dark brown and distal bright orange rim in the dorsal and caudal fins and white rim in the anal fin (vs different colour pattern). It also differs substantially from all
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Gachua group snakeheads by a genetic distance of 11.619.3% in the COI gene.
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101643FFF8FCC7FA173EEFE8FC" bold="true" box="[835,977,1484,1508]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Description.</emphasis>
See
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,
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FBE8FA1639B9E8FD" box="[1132,1159,1485,1509]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="11.[113,148,906,928]" captionTargetBox="[113,1451,189,891]" captionTargetId="figure-44@11.[113,1451,189,891]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 10. Channa rubora, paratypes, colouration in life, Myanmar, Kachin State, unnamed stream south of Mogaung, BMNH 2019.10.16.260 (top), 95.5 mm SL; BMNH 2019.10.16.195206 (bottom), not measured, ca. 90 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788763" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788763/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">10</figureCitation>
for general appearance and
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for morphometric information and
<tableCitation id="C6AD45B91643FFF8FABAFA3738A8EB1C" box="[1342,1430,1516,1540]" captionStart="Table 6" captionStartId="16.[135,190,189,211]" captionText="Table 6. Counts of dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and vertebrae in species of the Gachua group in Myanmar. Counts for C. harcourtbutleri based on Ng et al. (1999), for C. ornatipinnis and C. pulchra based on Britz (2008), for Myanmar C. limbata based on NRM 40696 (n=7) and NRM 40808 (n=21), for C. burmanica on ZRC 47206 (n=2), NRM 47192 (n=4) and BMNH 2023.4.12.2242 (n=21), for Myanmar C. stewartii on BMNH 1867.2.14.19 (n=1) and BMNH 2023.4.12.14 (n=4). New species highlighted in grey." pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Table 6</tableCitation>
for select meristic characters. Body elongate, round in cross section anteriorly, laterally compressed at caudal peduncle, body depth 5.76.4 times in SL. Head large, length 3.23.5 times in SL. Head widest halfway between posterior margin of eye and that of opercle. Mouth large, maxilla extending posteriorly beyond jaw angle, lips fleshy. Premaxilla with multiple rows of small sharp, pointed teeth (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FA8BF9173862EBFD" box="[1295,1372,1740,1765]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9a</figureCitation>
). Dentary also with several series of small teeth and an internal series of slightly larger teeth, but no canines (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FA8FF8D7385FEA3C" box="[1291,1377,1804,1828]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9b</figureCitation>
). Vomer with an external series of small teeth and an internal series of a few large teeth (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FBB5F89739BDEA7D" box="[1073,1155,1868,1893]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9a</figureCitation>
). Palatine with several series of smaller teeth but no canines (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FB3BF8B7382AEA9D" box="[1215,1300,1900,1925]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9a</figureCitation>
). Parasphenoid posteriorly at level of pharyngobracnhial 3 with two teeth (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FCCFF8773EA0EADC" box="[843,926,1964,1988]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9d</figureCitation>
). Hypobranchial 3 with a patch of tiny teeth (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FA13F8773E5FEAFD" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9c</figureCitation>
). Ceratobranchial 5 with series of large teeth with anteriorly directed tips along posterior and medial margin and smaller teeth in middle and along anterior margin (
<figureCitation id="13146C871643FFF8FA13F7D73E5EE55D" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 9c</figureCitation>
). Pharyngobranchial 2 elongate with several series of tiny teeth (
<figureCitation id="13146C871641FFFAFF4AF8493C1FEAB2" box="[206,289,1938,1962]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 9d</figureCitation>
). Pharyngobranchial 3 with prominent teeth with recurved tips (
<figureCitation id="13146C871641FFFAFEDEF8693C95EAD2" box="[346,427,1970,1994]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 9d</figureCitation>
). Upper pharyngeal toothplate 4 with larger recurved teeth anteromedially and smaller teeth posterolaterally (
<figureCitation id="13146C871641FFFAFEC4F8293CACE512" box="[320,402,2034,2058]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[136,171,1746,1768]" captionTargetBox="[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetId="figure-7@10.[136,1474,189,1731]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 9. Channa rubora, MTD 40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10788759" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10788759/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 9d</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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Table 3. Selected morphometric information for
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FDCBFF663FD8EDCA" box="[591,742,189,210]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Channa rubora</emphasis>
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(n=10), data for holotype in parentheses following range.
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<paragraph id="8B9070021642FFF9FD32FEDE39C9EE52" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FD32FEDE3E59EC02" bold="true" box="[694,871,260,282]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Range (holotype)</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FBC5FEDE3866EC03" bold="true" box="[1089,1368,261,283]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">mean ± standard deviation</emphasis>
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<th id="76CE1B3C1642000FFF04FEE03CAAEC49" box="[128,404,315,337]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Standard length (SL in mm)</th>
<td id="76CE1B3C1642000FFD32FEE03E59EC49" box="[694,871,315,337]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">71.495.5 (84.4)</td>
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<th id="76CE1B3C1642000FFF04FEB23CAAEFA5" box="[128,404,361,701]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FF04FEB13DE5EC67" bold="true" box="[128,219,361,383]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">In % SL</emphasis>
Head length Body depth Body width Predorsal length Preanal length Prepelvic length Dorsal-fin base length Anal fin-base length Pectoral-fin length Pelvic-fin length
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<td id="76CE1B3C1642000FFD32FEB23E59EFA5" box="[694,871,361,701]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">28.531.2 (30.2) 15.717.7(16.5) 11.913.3 (12.7) 35.838.9 (36.9) 50.553.8 (53.2) 34.736.8 (36.7) 55.661.8 (57.2) 38.942.4 (39.7) 18.421.7 (20.5) 5.97.9 (7.3)</td>
<td id="76CE1B3C1642000FFBC5FEB23866EFA5" box="[1089,1368,361,701]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">29.7±0.8 16.6±0.7 12.6±0.6 36.7±0.9 52.2±1.3 35.9±0.7 59.3±2.3 40.8±1.3 19.5±1.2 7.0±0.7</td>
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FF04FD0D3DDFEFF3" bold="true" box="[128,225,726,748]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">In % HL</emphasis>
Eye diameter Head depth Head width
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<td id="76CE1B3C1642000FFD32FD0D3E59EE53" box="[694,871,726,843]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">16.117.5 (16.1) 46.751.2 (49.0) 61.768.0 (65.5)</td>
<td id="76CE1B3C1642000FFBC5FD0D3866EE53" box="[1089,1368,726,843]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">17.0±0.5 48.8±1.3 65.2±2.1</td>
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</paragraph>
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Fig. 8.
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811642FFF9FF3AF7CB3C8FE53D" authority=", BMNH" authorityName="BMNH" box="[190,433,2064,2085]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101642FFF9FF3AF7CB3C67E53D" box="[190,345,2064,2085]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Channa rubora</emphasis>
, BMNH
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2019.10.16.194, 84.4mm SL; holotype, in dorsal (top), lateral (middle), and ventral (bottom) view; Myanmar, Kachin State, unnamed stream south of Mogaung.
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<paragraph id="8B9070021641FFFAFF0CF9093F9DEA43" blockId="10.[136,1474,1746,1883]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
Fig. 9.
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811641FFFAFF4BF9093C98EBFF" authority=", MTD" authorityName="MTD" box="[207,422,1746,1767]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101641FFFAFF4BF9093C5AEBFF" box="[207,356,1746,1767]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Channa rubora</emphasis>
, MTD
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40207, paratype, 78.8 mm SL. Volume rendered 3D models illustrating dentition on premaxilla, vomer and palatine, in ventral view (a), lower jaw (b) in dorsal view, ventral branchial arches (c) in dorsal view, and upper pharyngeal jaws and parasphenoid patch (d) in ventral view. Note absence of caniniform teeth on palatine and dentary. Abbreviations: cb 5, ceratobranchial 5; de, dentary; hb3, hypobranchial 3; pal, palatine; pb2, pharyngobranchial; pb3, pharyngobranchial 3; pmx, premaxilla; ps, parasphenoid up4, upper pharyngeal toothplate 4. Scale bars 0.5 cm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9070021641FFFBFCC7F8493C40E934" blockId="10.[835,1475,1938,2091]" lastBlockId="11.[113,754,1012,1356]" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Pectoralfin rays 1315*. Dorsal-fin rays 34(1), 35(2), 36*(8), 37(6), or 39(1). Anal-fin rays 23(1), 24*(4), 25(7), 26(4) or 27(2). Caudal fin with 6+6*(12*), 6+7(2) or 7+6(1) principal rays and 2(2) or 3*(16) dorsal and 3*(15) or 4(3) ventral procurrent rays. 43(3), 44(9), 45*(3) or 46(2) vertebrae with 38 (2), 39(7), 40(5), 41*(3) or 42(1) abdominal and 4*(9) or 5(9) caudal vertebrae.</paragraph>
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Fig. 10.
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFF3BFC513C6AEE87" box="[191,340,906,927]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFF3BFC513C6AEE87" box="[191,340,906,927]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Channa rubora</emphasis>
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, paratypes, colouration in life, Myanmar, Kachin State, unnamed stream south of Mogaung, BMNH 2019.10.16.260 (top), 95.5 mm SL; BMNH 2019.10.16.195206 (bottom), not measured, ca. 90 mm SL.
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</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9070021640FFFBFFF5FBEF3CBBE854" blockId="11.[113,754,1012,1356]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Predorsal scales 78. Lateral line with 4447 scales extending from shoulder girdle in a horizontal line, but dropping one scale row at scale 1317, then continuing horizontally to end of caudal peduncle. Scales above lateral line 3.5 and below 5.56.5 at level of analfin origin. Postorbital scales 78. Circumpeduncular scales 24, including 9 larger scales on each side and 3 tiny scales along dorsal and ventral midline. Prepelvic scales 1012. A single scale on ventral aspect of anguloarticular.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFFF5FAAF3C8CE894" bold="true" box="[113,434,1396,1420]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Colouration in preservative.</emphasis>
See
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. Head grey, rest of body maroon with series of 78 darker saddle-like blotches between base of dorsal fin and lateral line. Numerous small black spots on lateral and ventral sides of head and laterally on rest of body. Dorsal- and anal-fin rays light grey, intermittent membrane darker grey, with distal tips of dorsal- and anal-fin rays white. Pectoral fin with dark brown base and 34 dark semicircular concentric bands alternating with 3 lighter bands. Pelvic fins light beige.
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<paragraph id="8B9070021640FFFBFFF5F96F395AE975" blockId="11.[113,753,1716,2093]" lastBlockId="11.[812,1452,1012,1133]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFFF5F96F3C6EEBD4" bold="true" box="[113,336,1716,1740]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Colouration in life.</emphasis>
See
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. Colour a light brown in dorsal third of head and body with light grey to blueish grey lips, lateral and ventral sides of head and ventral abdominal area. A series of 67 darker brown saddle like blotches running from dorsal-fin base anteroventrally to lateral midline of body. Head and body with tiny black spots of varying number. Dorsal fin with light brown base, blue middle, narrow dark submarginal band and bright orange rim with distalmost tips of rays sometimes white. Caudal fin with irregular dark markings on fin rays arranged in a ladder-like fashion, blue fin membrane, narrow submarginal dark band and bright orange rim. Anal fin with brown proximal and blue middle area, a darker submarginal band and a white or orange rim. Pectoral fin with dark brown base and 34 dark semicircular concentric bands alternating with 3 lighter bands. Pelvic fins light grey.
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<subSubSection id="C33523891640FFFBFCA9FB4F39F9E9D5" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B9070021640FFFBFCA9FB4F39F9E9D5" blockId="11.[813,1452,1172,1229]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFCA9FB4F3EFEE9B4" bold="true" box="[813,960,1172,1196]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Distribution.</emphasis>
The new species is known from streams in the mountain area south of Mogaung.
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<subSubSection id="C33523891640FFFBFCA9FB2F3975E874" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B9070021640FFFBFCA9FB2F3975E874" blockId="11.[811,1451,1268,1388]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFCA9FB2F3E90E814" bold="true" box="[813,942,1268,1292]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name,
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFBFDFB2F39FDE814" box="[1145,1219,1268,1292]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFBFDFB2F39FDE814" box="[1145,1219,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">rubora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, a noun in apposition, is derived from the Latin nouns rubor for redness, and ora for rim. The name was inspired by the orange-red rim of the dorsal and caudal fins.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33523891640FFFBFCA9FA4F39A7EA54" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B9070021640FFFBFCA9FA4F39A7EA54" blockId="11.[811,1452,1428,1868]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFCA9FA4F3EA2E8B4" bold="true" box="[813,924,1428,1452]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Remarks.</emphasis>
This species has been traded as an ornamental fish since at least 2012 under the name “
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFB7BFA6F386BE8D4" box="[1279,1365,1460,1484]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Channa</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
red fin” and has been referred to as
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFB18FA0F39CFE8F4" box="[1180,1265,1492,1516]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Channa</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
Mogaung in
<bibRefCitation id="EFBE0DF31640FFFBFCA9FA2F3902EB14" author="Conte-Grand C &amp; Britz R &amp; Dahanukar N &amp; Raghavan R &amp; Pethiyagoida R &amp; Tan HH &amp; Hadiaty RK &amp; Yakoob NS &amp; Ruber L" box="[813,1084,1524,1548]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" pagination="0184017" refId="ref15570" refString="Conte-Grand C, Britz R, Dahanukar N, Raghavan R, Pethiyagoida R, Tan HH, Hadiaty RK, Yakoob NS &amp; Ruber L (2017) Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) revisited: Discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions. PLoS ONE, 12 (9): e 0184017." type="journal article" year="2017">Conte-Grand et al. (2017)</bibRefCitation>
and
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. Aquarium reports suggest that this is a mouthbrooding species, in which larvae and small juveniles are of a yellow colour. Among the Gachua group species in
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFB5CF98E387CEB74" box="[1240,1346,1620,1644]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFB5CF98E387CEB74" box="[1240,1346,1620,1644]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. rubora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is readily distinguished from all other species by its colour pattern, specifically the numerous tiny spots on the head and flanks. It is also clearly distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFB10F96E3819EBD4" box="[1172,1319,1716,1740]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burmanica">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFB10F96E3819EBD4" box="[1172,1319,1716,1740]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. burmanica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by presence of pelvic fins (vs. absence). From the other three species described in this paper,
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<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFBA8F92E3994EA14" box="[1068,1194,1781,1804]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. coccinea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFB3CF92E3849EA14" box="[1208,1399,1780,1804]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pyrophthalmus">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFB3CF92E3849EA14" box="[1208,1399,1780,1804]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. pyrophthalmus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFCA9F8CE3E8BEA34" box="[813,949,1812,1836]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rakhinica">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFCA9F8CE3E8BEA34" box="[813,949,1812,1836]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. rakhinica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2F0B811640FFFBFC41F8CE390CEA34" box="[965,1074,1812,1836]" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rubora">
<emphasis id="B95BAC101640FFFBFC41F8CE390CEA34" box="[965,1074,1812,1836]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C. rubora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
also differs in lacking caniniform teeth on the palatine and dentary.
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