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. The species resembles members of the 
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) in overall morphology and colour pattern, but differs from all of them in having uniformly-coloured bright-orange pectoral fins, lacking any spots, stripes or bands, and a dark V-shaped blotch on the dorsal surface of head in life. It further differs from other species of the genus by the combination of the following characters: absence of scales on the gular region, presence of a large scale on each side of the ventral surface of the lower jaw, 51–64 lateral-line scales, 34–37 dorsal-fin rays, 23–25 anal-fin rays, 13–14 pectoral-fin rays, 5½–6½ /1/ 7½–8½ transverse scale rows.
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. Body elongate, cylindrical anterior to dorsal-fin origin, increasingly compressed posteriorly. Dorsal profile rising evenly from tip of snout to dorsal-fin origin, then sloping gently posteriorly to end of caudal peduncle. Ventral profile almost straight. Head large, profile slightly convex laterally in dorsal view, length 3.0–3.4 times in SL. Head widest halfway between posterior margin of eye and that of opercle. Eyes small, closer to snout tip than to distal opercular margin. Caudal peduncle length 1.2 times its depth.
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Cheek scales in 5 (17) or 6 (1) rows. Pre-dorsal scales 15 (6), 16 (10) or 17 (2). Lateral line with 51 (2), 52 (2), 53 (3), 54 (2), 56 (1), 57 (2), 59 (2), 62 (2) or 64 (2) scales, extending from shoulder girdle in a horizontal line, dropping one scale row at scale 14 (1), 15 (4), 16 (6), 17 (4) or 18 (3), then continuing horizontally to caudal peduncle; several supernumerary scales on the body intercalated between regular scale rows in some 
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(see below). Transverse scale rows 5½ /1/7½ (12), 5½ /1/8½ (5) or 6½ /1/8½ (1). One or two large scales on ventral surface of lower jaw. Cephalic sensory pores single, without multiple branches. Isthmus U-shaped.
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<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCFFFD8EAB67A0FFDB7F917" blockId="1.[151,1437,546,2011]" pageId="1" pageNumber="344">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCFFFD8EAB67A0FFEF4F9E3" bold="true" box="[199,328,1590,1615]" pageId="1" pageNumber="344">Coloration</emphasis>
. In preservative (
<figureCitation id="C3DA2A26FFCFFFD8E87E7A0FFDEEF9E3" box="[527,594,1590,1615]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1616,1638]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1594]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,193,1595]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Channa aurantipectoralis; a) holotype, ZSI FF 5635, 165 mm SL; lateral, dorsal and ventral views; b) paratype, PUCMF 16005, 89.3 mm SL; lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/255942/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="344">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
): dorsum, sides of head and body dark grey, becoming lighter posteriorly. Ventral surface of head creamish. Ventral surface of body uniformly light grey. Pectoral fin uniformly greyish, lacking spots or stripes, its interradial membrane cream, distal margin white. Dorsal, pelvic, anal and caudal fins dark grey with narrow white rim.
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<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCFFFD8EAB67AFEFE8DF877" blockId="1.[151,1437,546,2011]" pageId="1" pageNumber="344">
In life (
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): dorsal and lateral surfaces of body golden yellowish, ventral surface of body light grey. An elongated dark blotch extending posteriorly from posterior margin of orbit, meeting its antimer at posterior end of occiput to form large V-shaped mark on dorsal surface of head. Ventrolateral and ventral aspect of head bluish. Upper half of body with series of 7–9 obliquely-arranged, saddle-like dark blotches or bands; a horizontallyelongate black blotch above base of pectoral fin. Pectoral fin bright orange, lacking spots or stripes. Dorsal fin bluish, submarginally orange, with whitish distal margin. Anal fin bluish, submarginally dark grey with whitish distal margin. Caudal fin golden yellow with bluish interradial membranes, orange submarginally, with whitish distal margin.
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCCFFDBEAE67A69FEA8F9C9" bold="true" box="[151,276,1616,1638]" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCCFFDBEB6A7A69FD9FF9CA" box="[283,547,1616,1638]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
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; a) holotype, ZSI FF 5635, 165 mm SL; lateral, dorsal and ventral views; b) paratype, PUCMF 16005, 89.3 mm SL; lateral view.
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<subSubSection id="13FB6528FFCCFFDBEAB67A92FC9EF89D" pageId="2" pageNumber="345" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCCFFDBEAB67A92FEE5F968" bold="true" box="[199,345,1707,1732]" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Distribution</emphasis>
. Presently known only from Seling and Keisalam Rivers (small tributaries of Karnaphuli River) of Dampa Tiger Reserve, 
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, 
<collectingCountry id="23F67633FFCCFFDBE8477AE9FDD3F945" box="[566,623,1744,1769]" name="India" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">India</collectingCountry>
(
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). The Karnaphuli River, originating from the hills of Mizoram- 
<collectingRegion id="9925F841FFCCFFDBEAE67ACDFF56F8A1" box="[151,234,1780,1805]" country="India" name="Tripura" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Tripura</collectingRegion>
border, flows southwest along the Mizoram-Bangladesh border and then through the 
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<collectingRegion id="9925F841FFCCFFDBEEC27ACDFA8CF8A1" box="[1203,1328,1780,1805]" country="Bangladesh" name="Chittagong" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Chittagong</collectingRegion>
</collectingCountry>
Hill tract of 
<collectingCountry id="23F67633FFCCFFDBEAC47B21FE84F89D" box="[181,312,1816,1841]" name="Bangladesh" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Bangladesh</collectingCountry>
and finally empties into the Bay of Bengal.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="13FB6528FFCCFFDBEAB67B05FDADF8D5" pageId="2" pageNumber="345" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCCFFDBEAB67B05FEF2F8F8" bold="true" box="[199,334,1852,1876]" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name, 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCCFFDBE8477B05FD44F8F8" box="[566,760,1852,1876]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="345">aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, is a Latin adjective referring to the conspicuous, orangecoloured pectoral fins of this fish.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEAE67CA1FEB2FF03" bold="true" box="[151,270,152,175]" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Biometric data of 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEB987CAEFCBEFF03" box="[489,770,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
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(18) (ZSI FF 5634, 5635; PUCMF 16004, 16005, 16006). Ranges include values of holotype.
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<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCDFFDAE8037CD5FA90FAF2" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<table id="29E1C403FFCD0026EAEE7CD5FA90FAF2" box="[159,1324,236,1374]" gridcols="5" gridrows="28" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026E8037CD5FA90FEAE" box="[626,1324,236,258]" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037CD5FD77FEAE" box="[626,715,236,258]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">holotype</th>
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257CD5FC06FEAE" box="[852,954,236,258]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">range</th>
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217CD5FB3BFEAE" box="[1104,1159,236,258]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">mean</th>
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7CD5FA90FEAE" box="[1292,1324,236,258]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">SD</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7D2CFC08FE87" box="[159,948,277,299]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7D2CFE7EFE87" box="[159,450,277,299]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Standard length (mm)</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037D2CFD77FE87" box="[626,715,277,299]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">165</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257D2CFC06FE87" box="[852,954,277,299]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">89.3–165</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7D07FE7EFEF8" box="[159,450,318,340]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7D07FE7EFEF8" box="[159,450,318,340]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">In percent of standard length</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7D51FA90FED2" box="[159,1324,360,382]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7D51FE7EFED2" box="[159,450,360,382]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Head length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037D51FD77FED2" box="[626,715,360,382]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">30.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257D51FC06FED2" box="[852,954,360,382]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">29.5–33.0</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217D51FB3BFED2" box="[1104,1159,360,382]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">31.4</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7D51FA90FED2" box="[1292,1324,360,382]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7DA8FA90FE0B" box="[159,1324,401,423]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7DA8FE7EFE0B" box="[159,450,401,423]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Head depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037DA8FD77FE0B" box="[626,715,401,423]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">15.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257DA8FC06FE0B" box="[852,954,401,423]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">14.1–16.8</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217DA8FB3BFE0B" box="[1104,1159,401,423]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">15.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7DA8FA90FE0B" box="[1292,1324,401,423]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7D83FA90FE7C" box="[159,1324,442,464]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7D83FE7EFE7C" box="[159,450,442,464]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Head width</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037D83FD77FE7C" box="[626,715,442,464]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">20.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257D83FC06FE7C" box="[852,954,442,464]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">19.0–23.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217D83FB3BFE7C" box="[1104,1159,442,464]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">20.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7D83FA90FE7C" box="[1292,1324,442,464]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7DDDFA90FE56" box="[159,1324,484,506]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7DDDFE7EFE56" box="[159,450,484,506]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Body depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037DDDFD77FE56" box="[626,715,484,506]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">16.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257DDDFC06FE56" box="[852,954,484,506]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">14.1–17.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217DDDFB3BFE56" box="[1104,1159,484,506]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">15.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7DDDFA90FE56" box="[1292,1324,484,506]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7E34FA90FD8F" box="[159,1324,525,547]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7E34FE7EFD8F" box="[159,450,525,547]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Body width</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037E34FD77FD8F" box="[626,715,525,547]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">13.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257E34FC06FD8F" box="[852,954,525,547]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">11.4–16.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217E34FB3BFD8F" box="[1104,1159,525,547]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">13.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7E34FA90FD8F" box="[1292,1324,525,547]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7E0FFA90FDE0" box="[159,1324,566,588]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7E0FFE7EFDE0" box="[159,450,566,588]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Caudal peduncle length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037E0FFD77FDE0" box="[626,715,566,588]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">14.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257E0FFC06FDE0" box="[852,954,566,588]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">11.3–14.4</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217E0FFB3BFDE0" box="[1104,1159,566,588]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">13.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7E0FFA90FDE0" box="[1292,1324,566,588]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7E59FA90FDDA" box="[159,1324,608,630]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7E59FE7EFDDA" box="[159,450,608,630]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037E59FD77FDDA" box="[626,715,608,630]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">11.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257E59FC06FDDA" box="[852,954,608,630]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">10.0–12.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217E59FB3BFDDA" box="[1104,1159,608,630]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">10.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7E59FA90FDDA" box="[1292,1324,608,630]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7EB0FA90FD33" box="[159,1324,649,671]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7EB0FE7EFD33" box="[159,450,649,671]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Pre-dorsal length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037EB0FD77FD33" box="[626,715,649,671]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">35.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257EB0FC06FD33" box="[852,954,649,671]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">35.0–37.4</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217EB0FB3BFD33" box="[1104,1159,649,671]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">36.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7EB0FA90FD33" box="[1292,1324,649,671]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">0.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7E8BFA90FD64" box="[159,1324,690,712]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7E8BFE7EFD64" box="[159,450,690,712]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Pre-anal length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037E8BFD77FD64" box="[626,715,690,712]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">53.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257E8BFC06FD64" box="[852,954,690,712]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">49.9–56.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217E8BFB3BFD64" box="[1104,1159,690,712]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">52.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7E8BFA90FD64" box="[1292,1324,690,712]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7EE5FA90FD5E" box="[159,1324,732,754]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7EE5FE7EFD5E" box="[159,450,732,754]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Pre-pectoral length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037EE5FD77FD5E" box="[626,715,732,754]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">32.8</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257EE5FC06FD5E" box="[852,954,732,754]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">30.9–36.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217EE5FB3BFD5E" box="[1104,1159,732,754]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">32.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7EE5FA90FD5E" box="[1292,1324,732,754]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7F3CFA90FCB7" box="[159,1324,773,795]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7F3CFE7EFCB7" box="[159,450,773,795]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Pre-pelvic length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037F3CFD77FCB7" box="[626,715,773,795]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">35.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257F3CFC06FCB7" box="[852,954,773,795]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">34.5–39.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217F3CFB3BFCB7" box="[1104,1159,773,795]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">36.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7F3CFA90FCB7" box="[1292,1324,773,795]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7F17FA97FCE8" box="[159,1323,814,836]" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7F17FE7EFCE8" box="[159,450,814,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Length of dorsal-fin base</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037F17FD77FCE8" box="[626,715,814,836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">58.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257F17FC06FCE8" box="[852,954,814,836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">54.2–58.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217F17FB3BFCE8" box="[1104,1159,814,836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">56.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7F17FA90FCE8" box="[1292,1324,814,836]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7F61FA90FCC2" box="[159,1324,856,878]" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7F61FE7EFCC2" box="[159,450,856,878]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Length of anal-fin base</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037F61FD77FCC2" box="[626,715,856,878]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">35.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257F61FC06FCC2" box="[852,954,856,878]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">32.0–37.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217F61FB3BFCC2" box="[1104,1159,856,878]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">35.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7F61FA90FCC2" box="[1292,1324,856,878]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7FB8FA97FC3B" box="[159,1323,897,919]" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7FB8FE7EFC3B" box="[159,450,897,919]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Length of pectoral fin</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037FB8FD77FC3B" box="[626,715,897,919]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">20.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257FB8FC06FC3B" box="[852,954,897,919]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">20.7–24.8</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217FB8FB3BFC3B" box="[1104,1159,897,919]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">22.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7FB8FA90FC3B" box="[1292,1324,897,919]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7F93FA90FC6C" box="[159,1324,938,960]" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7F93FE7EFC6C" box="[159,450,938,960]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Length of pelvic fin</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037F93FD77FC6C" box="[626,715,938,960]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">8.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257F93FC06FC6C" box="[852,954,938,960]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">8.2–9.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217F93FB3BFC6C" box="[1104,1159,938,960]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">8.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7F93FA90FC6C" box="[1292,1324,938,960]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">0.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7FEDFE27FC46" box="[159,411,980,1002]" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7FEDFE7EFC46" box="[159,450,980,1002]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">In percent of head length</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7FC4FA90FBBF" box="[159,1324,1021,1043]" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7FC4FE7EFBBF" box="[159,450,1021,1043]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Head depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037FC4FD77FBBF" box="[626,715,1021,1043]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">51.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257FC4FC06FBBF" box="[852,954,1021,1043]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">45.5–52.8</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217FC4FB3BFBBF" box="[1104,1159,1021,1043]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">48.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7FC4FA90FBBF" box="[1292,1324,1021,1043]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE781FFA90FB90" box="[159,1324,1062,1084]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE781FFE7EFB90" box="[159,450,1062,1084]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Head width</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E803781FFD77FB90" box="[626,715,1062,1084]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">66.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E925781FFC06FB90" box="[852,954,1062,1084]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">61.3–70.8</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE21781FFB3BFB90" box="[1104,1159,1062,1084]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">66.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D781FFA90FB90" box="[1292,1324,1062,1084]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">2.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7869FA90FBCA" box="[159,1324,1104,1126]" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7869FE7EFBCA" box="[159,450,1104,1126]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Snout length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037869FD77FBCA" box="[626,715,1104,1126]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">27.0</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257869FC06FBCA" box="[852,954,1104,1126]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">23.5–28.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217869FB3BFBCA" box="[1104,1159,1104,1126]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">25.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7869FA90FBCA" box="[1292,1324,1104,1126]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7840FA90FB23" box="[159,1324,1145,1167]" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7840FE7EFB23" box="[159,450,1145,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Eye diameter</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037840FD77FB23" box="[626,715,1145,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">12.4</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257840FC06FB23" box="[852,954,1145,1167]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">12.3–16.0</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217840FB3BFB23" box="[1104,1159,1145,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">14.1</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7840FA90FB23" box="[1292,1324,1145,1167]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE789BFA90FB14" box="[159,1324,1186,1208]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE789BFE7EFB14" box="[159,450,1186,1208]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Pre-orbital head depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E803789BFD77FB14" box="[626,715,1186,1208]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">30.4</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E925789BFC06FB14" box="[852,954,1186,1208]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">22.7–33.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE21789BFB3BFB14" box="[1104,1159,1186,1208]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">27.7</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D789BFA90FB14" box="[1292,1324,1186,1208]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">3.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE78F5FA90FB4E" box="[159,1324,1228,1250]" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE78F5FE7EFB4E" box="[159,450,1228,1250]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Post-orbital head length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E80378F5FD77FB4E" box="[626,715,1228,1250]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">66.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E92578F5FC06FB4E" box="[852,954,1228,1250]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">62.9–68.0</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE2178F5FB3BFB4E" box="[1104,1159,1228,1250]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">65.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D78F5FA90FB4E" box="[1292,1324,1228,1250]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE78CCFA90FAA7" box="[159,1324,1269,1291]" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE78CCFE7EFAA7" box="[159,450,1269,1291]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Post-orbital head depth</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E80378CCFD77FAA7" box="[626,715,1269,1291]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">36.5</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E92578CCFC06FAA7" box="[852,954,1269,1291]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">30.6–40.0</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE2178CCFB3BFAA7" box="[1104,1159,1269,1291]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">34.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D78CCFA90FAA7" box="[1292,1324,1269,1291]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">3.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7927FA90FA98" box="[159,1324,1310,1332]" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7927FE7EFA98" box="[159,450,1310,1332]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Inter-orbital width</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037927FD77FA98" box="[626,715,1310,1332]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">36.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257927FC06FA98" box="[852,954,1310,1332]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">31.6–36.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217927FB3BFA98" box="[1104,1159,1310,1332]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">34.6</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7927FA90FA98" box="[1292,1324,1310,1332]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E5D134E1FFCD0026EAEE7971FA90FAF2" box="[159,1324,1352,1374]" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
<th id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EAEE7971FE7EFAF2" box="[159,450,1352,1374]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Upper jaw length</th>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E8037971FD77FAF2" box="[626,715,1352,1374]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">45.9</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026E9257971FC06FAF2" box="[852,954,1352,1374]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">37.1–46.3</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EE217971FB3BFAF2" box="[1104,1159,1352,1374]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">41.2</td>
<td id="A6005D9DFFCD0026EF7D7971FA90FAF2" box="[1292,1324,1352,1374]" gridcol="4" gridrow="27" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">2.8</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="13FB6528FFCDFFDFEAE67985FAD5FEB0" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="349" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCDFFDAEAE67985FCD3F8BB" blockId="3.[151,283,1468,1494]" lastBlockId="3.[151,1436,1538,2031]" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">
Discussion 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCDFFDAEAE67A3BFE52F9B7" author="Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Taki, Y." box="[151,494,1538,1563]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Research" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" pagination="319 - 324" part="48" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-001-8153-2" refString="Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Taki, Y. (2001) Channa siamensis (Gunther, 1861), a junior synonym of Channa lucius (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831). Ichthyological Research, 48 (3), 319 - 324. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 001 - 8153 - 2" title="Channa siamensis (Gunther, 1861), a junior synonym of Channa lucius (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831)" type="journal article" year="2001">Musikasinthorn &amp; Taki (2001)</bibRefCitation>
broadly divided the family 
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into two major groups based on the presence or absence of scales on the gular region. Species belonging to the first group are characterized by possessing scales on the gular region, viz. 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEBB67A72FC8DF9CF" authority="Bleeker" authorityName="Bleeker" box="[455,817,1610,1635]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bankanensis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEBB67A72FD0BF9CF" box="[455,695,1611,1635]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Channa bankanensis</emphasis>
(Bleeker)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE9337A72FBA7F9CF" authority="Cuvier" authorityName="Cuvier" box="[834,1051,1610,1635]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lucius">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE9337A72FC10F9CF" box="[834,940,1611,1635]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. lucius</emphasis>
(Cuvier)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEE5D7A72FAFCF9CF" authority="Cuvier" authorityName="Cuvier" box="[1068,1344,1610,1635]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micropeltes">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEE5D7A72FB68F9CF" box="[1068,1236,1611,1635]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. micropeltes</emphasis>
(Cuvier)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEFF37A72FE00F92B" authority="Bleeker" authorityName="Bleeker" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pleurophthalma">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEFF37A72FEF5F92A" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. pleurophthalma</emphasis>
(Bleeker)
</taxonomicName>
along with the three species of the African genus 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEE767A57FB2DF92A" box="[1031,1169,1646,1670]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Parachanna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEE767A57FB2DF92A" box="[1031,1169,1646,1670]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Parachanna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Species of the second group lack scales on the gular region and comprise the rest of the genus 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE9817AAAFBF5F907" box="[1008,1097,1683,1707]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE9817AAAFBF5F907" box="[1008,1097,1683,1707]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Channa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCDFFDAEE2A7AABFA9DF907" author="Li, X. &amp; Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Kumazawa, Y." box="[1115,1313,1682,1707]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Research" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" pagination="148 - 159" part="53" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-005-0321-3" refString="Li, X., Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Kumazawa, Y. (2006) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of snakeheads (Perciformes: Channidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences. Ichthyological Research, 53, 148 - 159. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 005 - 0321 - 3" title="Molecular phylogenetic analysis of snakeheads (Perciformes: Channidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences" type="journal article" year="2006">
Li 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEE0F7AAAFB0FF907" box="[1150,1203,1683,1707]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">et al</emphasis>
.’s (2006)
</bibRefCitation>
molecular phylogenetic study of channids supported this division based on the single morphological character. 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEF327A8FFEE6F95F" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEF327A8FFEE6F95F" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEB9F7AE2FD25F95F" box="[494,665,1755,1779]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bankanensis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEB9F7AE2FD25F95F" box="[494,665,1755,1779]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. bankanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE8D97AE2FCB0F95F" box="[680,780,1755,1779]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lucius">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE8D97AE2FCB0F95F" box="[680,780,1755,1779]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. lucius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE96B7AE2FC02F95F" box="[794,958,1755,1779]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="micropeltes">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE96B7AE2FC02F95F" box="[794,958,1755,1779]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. micropeltes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE9857AE2FB7BF95F" box="[1012,1223,1755,1779]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. pleurophthalma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and all the species of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEAC47AC7FEFCF8BA" box="[181,320,1790,1814]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Parachanna" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEAC47AC7FEFCF8BA" box="[181,320,1790,1814]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Parachanna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking (vs. having) scales on the gular region.
</paragraph>
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<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCDFFDAEAB67B1BFEECF897" author="Britz, R." box="[199,336,1826,1851]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" pagination="335 - 344" part="8" refString="Britz, R. (2008) Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (for 2007), 335 - 344." title="Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae)" type="journal article" year="2008">Britz (2008)</bibRefCitation>
observed that species in clade 6 and 
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Li 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE94E7B1AFCCDF897" box="[831,881,1827,1851]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">et al</emphasis>
.’s (2006)
</bibRefCitation>
phylogenetic tree share a colour pattern characterized by a varying number of dark and light semi-circular bands on the pectoral fin. He proposed this unique pattern as the defining character for his ‘ 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE8DE7B52FCDEF82F" box="[687,866,1899,1923]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE8DE7B52FCDEF82F" box="[687,866,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">Channa gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group’. The group has been acknowledged by subsequent workers (see 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCDFFDAE8777BB7FD30F80B" author="Britz, R." box="[518,652,1934,1959]" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" pagination="287 - 294" part="3731" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.9" refString="Britz, R. (2013) Channa andrao, a new species of dwarf snakehead from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Channidae). Zootaxa, 3731 (2), 287 - 294. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3731.2.9" title="Channa andrao, a new species of dwarf snakehead from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Channidae)" type="journal article" year="2013">Britz 2013</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCDFFDAE8D47BB7FCFCF80B" author="Knight, J. D. M." box="[677,832,1934,1959]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Threatened Taxa" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" pagination="8583 - 8589" part="8" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.2168.8.3.8583-8589" refString="Knight, J. D. M. (2016) Channa pardalis, a new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 8 (3), 8583 - 8589. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11609 / jott. 2168.8.3.8583 - 8589" title="Channa pardalis, a new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, northeastern India" type="journal article" year="2016">Knight 2016</bibRefCitation>
) and currently comprises: 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEEEC7BB6FAD6F80B" authority="Britz" authorityName="Britz" box="[1181,1386,1934,1959]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="andrao">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEEEC7BB6FAA0F80A" box="[1181,1308,1934,1958]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. andrao</emphasis>
Britz
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEFF37BB6FEEEF867" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantimaculata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEFF37BB6FEEEF867" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. aurantimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEB197B8AFE6CF867" box="[360,464,1971,1995]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barca">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEB197B8AFE6CF867" box="[360,464,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. barca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEB967B8AFDE3F867" box="[487,607,1971,1995]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bleheri">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEB967B8AFDE3F867" box="[487,607,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. bleheri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE8047B8AFD4CF867" box="[629,752,1971,1995]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE8047B8AFD4CF867" box="[629,752,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE9767B8AFC71F867" box="[775,973,1971,1995]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="melanostigma">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE9767B8AFC71F867" box="[775,973,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. melanostigma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE9927B8AFAD3F867" authority="Bloch &amp; Schneider" authorityName="Bloch &amp; Schneider" box="[995,1391,1970,1995]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="orientalis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE9927B8AFBC4F867" box="[995,1144,1971,1995]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. orientalis</emphasis>
Bloch &amp; Schneider
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEFF37B8AFED8F843" authority="Britz" authorityName="Britz" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ornatipinnis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEFF37B8AFE9CF842" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. ornatipinnis</emphasis>
Britz
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAEB007BEEFE4CF842" box="[369,496,2006,2030]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAEB007BEEFE4CF842" box="[369,496,2006,2030]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE8707BEEFD00F843" authority="Britz" authorityName="Britz" box="[513,700,2006,2031]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pulchra">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE8707BEEFDC7F842" box="[513,635,2006,2030]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. pulchra</emphasis>
Britz
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCDFFDAE8867BEEFCC0F842" box="[759,892,2007,2030]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="346" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stewartii">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCDFFDAE8867BEEFCC0F842" box="[759,892,2007,2030]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="346">C. stewartii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Based on the presence of 2–5 semi-concentric dark rings (see Ng 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEB1C7CA0FE22FF1C" box="[365,414,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">et al</emphasis>
. 1999) on the pectoral fins, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE8AA7CA1FBC7FF1C" authority="Annandale" authorityName="Annandale" box="[731,1147,151,176]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="harcourtbutleri">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE8AA7CA1FC5BFF1C" box="[731,999,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa harcourtbutleri</emphasis>
(Annandale)
</taxonomicName>
also needs to be included in this group. The recently described 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE8477C85FBABFF78" authority="Nguyen et al. 2012" authorityName="Nguyen et al." authorityYear="2012" box="[566,1047,188,212]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="longistomata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE8477C85FC9BFF78" box="[566,807,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa longistomata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDE9477C85FBB3FF78" author="Nguyen, V. H. &amp; Nguyen, T. T. T. &amp; Nguyen, T. T. P." box="[822,1039,188,212]" journalOrPublisher="Tap Chi Sinh Hoc" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="158 - 165" part="34" refString="Nguyen, V. H., Nguyen, T. T. T. &amp; Nguyen, T. T. P. (2012) A new fish species of the walking snakehead group, the genus Channa (Channidae, Perciformes) in Vietnam. Tap Chi Sinh Hoc, 34 (2), 158 - 165." title="A new fish species of the walking snakehead group, the genus Channa (Channidae, Perciformes) in Vietnam" type="journal article" year="2012">
Nguyen 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE9E67C84FC7BFF78" box="[919,967,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">et al</emphasis>
. 2012
</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
is currently considered a synonym of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEAC97CD9FE92FF54" box="[184,302,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEAC97CD9FE92FF54" box="[184,302,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDEB1C7CE6FDB1FF54" author="Kottelat, M." box="[365,525,223,248]" journalOrPublisher="The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="1 - 663" part="27" refString="Kottelat, M. (2013) The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: A catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 27 (Supplement), 1 - 663." title="The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: A catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries" type="journal article" year="2013">Kottelat 2013</bibRefCitation>
), but if valid would also be a member of the 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEE6F7CD9FB28FF54" box="[1054,1172,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEE6F7CD9FB28FF54" box="[1054,1172,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group of 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDEF157CE6FF59FEB0" author="Britz, R." journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="335 - 344" part="8" refString="Britz, R. (2008) Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (for 2007), 335 - 344." title="Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae)" type="journal article" year="2008">Britz (2008)</bibRefCitation>
. 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEA897D3DFD9FFEB0" box="[248,547,260,284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEA897D3DFD9FFEB0" box="[248,547,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is very similar to members of the 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE99A7D3DFBDBFEB0" box="[1003,1127,260,284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE99A7D3DFBDBFEB0" box="[1003,1127,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group in overall morphology, colour pattern, and specifically, in having large scales on each side of the ventral surface of the lower jaw. However, it differs from all of them in having uniformly orange pectoral fins that lack any kind of dark markings such as stripes or bands. They also differ from all members of this species group, with the exception of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEFF37D49FEEEFE00" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantimaculata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEFF37D49FEEEFE00" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. aurantimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEBE07DADFE4AFE00" box="[401,502,404,428]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barca">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEBE07DADFE4AFE00" box="[401,502,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. barca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in having more lateral-line scales (51–64 vs. 42–50). The new species further differs from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEB577D81FDFEFE7C" box="[294,578,440,464]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantimaculata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEB577D81FDFEFE7C" box="[294,578,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa aurantimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE80A7D81FD61FE7C" box="[635,733,440,464]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="barca">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE80A7D81FD61FE7C" box="[635,733,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. barca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having fewer scale rows below the lateral line (7½–8½ vs. 11–15), fewer dorsal-fin rays (34–37 vs. 45–52) and fewer anal-fin rays (23–25 vs. 28–36).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCAFFDDEAB67DC6FC46FC08" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,933]" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">
The presence of large scales on the ventral surface of the lower jaw is an important diagnostic character (see 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDEAE67E1DFE35FD90" author="Musikasinthorn, P." box="[151,393,548,573]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Research" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="27 - 37" part="47" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02674318" refString="Musikasinthorn, P. (2000) Channa aurantimaculata, a new channid fish from Assam (Brahmaputra River basin), India, with designation of a neotype for C. amphibeus (McClelland, 1845). Ichthyological Research, 47, 27 - 37. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02674318" title="Channa aurantimaculata, a new channid fish from Assam (Brahmaputra River basin), India, with designation of a neotype for C. amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)" type="journal article" year="2000">Musikasinthorn 2000</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDEBE47E1DFD93FD91" author="Li, X. &amp; Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Kumazawa, Y." box="[405,559,548,573]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Research" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="148 - 159" part="53" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-005-0321-3" refString="Li, X., Musikasinthorn, P. &amp; Kumazawa, Y. (2006) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of snakeheads (Perciformes: Channidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences. Ichthyological Research, 53, 148 - 159. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10228 - 005 - 0321 - 3" title="Molecular phylogenetic analysis of snakeheads (Perciformes: Channidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences" type="journal article" year="2006">
Li 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEBC57E1CFE5AFD90" box="[436,486,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">et al</emphasis>
. 2006
</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCAFFDDE84A7E1DFC0BFD90" author="Vishwanath, W. &amp; Geetakumari, K." box="[571,951,548,573]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Threatened Taxa" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" pagination="97 - 105" part="1" publicationUrl="http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o1788.97-105" refString="Vishwanath, W. &amp; Geetakumari, K. (2009) Diagnosis and interrelationships of fishes of the genus Channa Scopoli (Teleostei: Channidae) of northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1 (2), 97 - 105. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11609 / JoTT. o 1788.97 - 105" title="Diagnosis and interrelationships of fishes of the genus Channa Scopoli (Teleostei: Channidae) of northeastern India" type="journal article" year="2009">Vishwanath &amp; Geetakumari 2009</bibRefCitation>
). 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE9B87E1DFB57FD90" box="[969,1259,548,572]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE9B87E1DFB57FD90" box="[969,1259,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from all other valid species of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEBE57E71FE51FDCC" box="[404,493,584,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEBE57E71FE51FDCC" box="[404,493,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, with the exception of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE8897E71FB8BFDCC" authority="McClelland" authorityName="McClelland" box="[760,1079,583,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amphibeus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE8897E71FC28FDCC" box="[760,916,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. amphibeus</emphasis>
(McClelland)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEE357E71FAF8FDCC" authority="Linnaeus" authorityName="Linnaeus" box="[1092,1348,583,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="asiatica">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEE357E71FB03FDF3" box="[1092,1215,584,607]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. asiatica</emphasis>
(Linnaeus)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEF207E71FD8BFD29" authority="Zhang, Musikasinthorn &amp; Watanabe" authorityName="Zhang, Musikasinthorn &amp; Watanabe" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nox">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEF207E71FA20FDCC" box="[1361,1436,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. nox</emphasis>
Zhang, Musikasinthorn &amp; Watanabe
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE8357E55FC94FD29" authority="Bloch" authorityName="Bloch" box="[580,808,620,645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE8357E55FD75FD28" box="[580,713,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. punctata</emphasis>
(Bloch)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE9127E55FB35FD29" authority="Musikasinthorn" authorityName="Musikasinthorn" box="[867,1161,620,645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="panaw">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE9127E55FC6CFD28" box="[867,976,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. panaw</emphasis>
Musikasinthorn
</taxonomicName>
along with members of ‘ 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEAD17EA9FEB0FD04" box="[160,268,656,680]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEAD17EA9FEB0FD04" box="[160,268,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C.gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group’, in possessing (vs. lacking) large scales on the ventral surface of the lower jaw. 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEF327EA9FEE6FD60" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEF327EA9FEE6FD60" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is markedly different from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE8E67E8DFCAFFD60" box="[663,787,692,716]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="asiatica">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE8E67E8DFCAFFD60" box="[663,787,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. asiatica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDE93D7E8DFC24FD60" box="[844,920,692,716]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nox">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDE93D7E8DFC24FD60" box="[844,920,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. nox</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in possessing (vs. lacking) pelvic fins, fewer dorsal-fin rays (34–37 vs. 46–49) and fewer anal-fin rays (23–25 vs. 28–33). It also differs from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEE927EE1FAC2FD5C" box="[1251,1406,728,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amphibeus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEE927EE1FAC2FD5C" box="[1251,1406,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. amphibeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a lower number of cheek-scale rows (5 vs. 9), fewer dorsal-fin rays (34–37 vs. 50) and fewer lateral-line scales (51–64 vs. 81); from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEBA07F19FD81FC94" box="[465,573,800,824]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="panaw">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEBA07F19FD81FC94" box="[465,573,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. panaw</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having more lateral-line scales (51–64 vs. 39–41), fewer pectoral-fin rays (13–14 vs. 17–20) and more circumpeduncular scale rows (28 vs. 21–24); and from 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCAFFDDEE117F7DFB59FCF0" box="[1120,1253,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="347" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEE117F7DFB59FCF0" box="[1120,1253,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">C. punctata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having more lateral-line scales (51–64 vs. 38–40), more dorsal-fin rays (34–38 vs. 28–31), more scale rows above the lateral line (5½–6½ vs. 3½ –4½) and a convex head profile in lateral view (vs. concave).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCAFFDDEAE67B9DFEA1F875" blockId="4.[151,1435,1956,2009]" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEAE67B9DFEAEF815" bold="true" box="[151,274,1956,1978]" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCAFFDDEB687B9DFDA3F816" box="[281,543,1956,1978]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="347">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (specimen not preserved), 154 mm SL (approx.); showing coloration in life; lateral and dorsal views.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCBFFDCEAE6785EFC32FBD1" blockId="5.[151,910,1127,1149]" box="[151,910,1127,1149]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEAE6785EFEAEFBD0" bold="true" box="[151,274,1127,1149]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Map showing collection locality of 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCE8F3785EFC34FBD1" box="[642,904,1127,1149]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCBFFDCEAB67890FE3DFAD9" blockId="5.[151,1437,1193,2010]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">
The presence of a dark V-shaped blotch on the dorsal surface of head in live specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCBFFDCEF327893FEE6FB49" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEF327893FEE6FB49" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">Channa aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is another unique character observed. This character is not retained in preserved specimens, and also disappears in life when the fish is under stress. A dark V-shaped blotch has also been observed in live specimens of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCBFFDCEB4B792CFD2DFA82" authority="Lacepede" authorityName="Lacepede" box="[314,657,1301,1326]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maculata">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEB4B792CFDBBFA81" box="[314,519,1301,1325]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">Channa maculata</emphasis>
(Lacepède)
</taxonomicName>
(pers. observation); however, the orientation is different (pointing posteriorly in 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEB477903FDA7FAFE" box="[310,539,1338,1362]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">C. aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
vs. pointing anteriorly in 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCE9337903FC70FAFE" box="[834,972,1338,1362]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">C. maculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and much smaller than that observed in 
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<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEAE67967FEC6FAD9" box="[151,378,1373,1397]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">C. aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCBFFDCEAB679BBFEDCF971" blockId="5.[151,1437,1193,2010]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">
It is worth mentioning that the range of lateral-line scales varying from 51–64 for a single snakehead species seems rather large and is highly unusual. Out of the 
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in the 
<typeStatus id="845A8801FFCBFFDCE9BE799FFC43FA12" box="[975,1023,1446,1470]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">type</typeStatus>
series, 12 possess 51–57 lateral-line scales whereas 
<specimenCount id="4DE7FD2AFFCBFFDCEB3279F0FE70FA4E" box="[323,460,1481,1506]" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" type="generic">6 specimens</specimenCount>
have between 59 and 64 lateral-line scales. The reason for this large range is the highly irregular arrangement of scale rows in these latter specimens, in which several scales or scale rows are intercalated into the regular rows resulting in a much higher count than in the individuals without intercalated scales and regular scale rows. Given the irregularity of intercalated scales and the close correlation in snakeheads between the number of scale rows and number of vertebrae, we interpret the higher scale counts in the 6 individuals as untypical for the species. We are uncertain what may have caused these irregularities, but scale loss and subsequent irregular regeneration may be one reason. We conclude that the range of 51–57 lateral-line scales is typical for 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCBFFDCEFF37A9BFEE6F971" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurantipectoralis">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEFF37A9BFEE6F971" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">C. aurantipectoralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5B5E36A3FFCBFFDFEAB67AD0FAD5FEB0" blockId="5.[151,1437,1193,2010]" lastBlockId="6.[151,1436,151,285]" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="349" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">
Mizoram, situated in the northeastern part of India, is endowed with three distinct river drainage systems that, although rich in fish species diversity, are poorly explored. The discovery of this uniquely-coloured species of 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCBFFDCEAE67B0BFF4CF8E6" box="[151,240,1842,1866]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEAE67B0BFF4CF8E6" box="[151,240,1842,1866]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">Channa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in Asia highlights the lack of knowledge of the fish fauna of this underexplored part of India. It is evident from recent studies (
<bibRefCitation id="3F704B52FFCBFFDCEE527B6CFB18F8C2" author="Britz, R." box="[1059,1188,1877,1902]" journalOrPublisher="Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" pagination="335 - 344" part="8" refString="Britz, R. (2008) Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 8 (for 2007), 335 - 344." title="Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae)" type="journal article" year="2008">Britz 2008</bibRefCitation>
; 
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; 
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; 
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) that the north-eastern part of India and the adjacent north-westen part of Myanmar, with its distinct river drainage systems, is rich in the diversity of the genus 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFCBFFDCEE2E7BA4FB04F819" box="[1119,1208,1949,1973]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="5" pageNumber="348" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEE2E7BA4FB04F819" box="[1119,1208,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">Channa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
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Rüber 
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFCBFFDCEF637BA7FAFFF819" box="[1298,1347,1949,1973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="348">et al</emphasis>
. (2004)
</bibRefCitation>
speculated that the actual major freshwater river systems in Northeast India and Myanmar have probably only existed since the Miocene and that the Miocene uplift of the Indoburman ranges played an important role in shaping the distribution pattern of badids. Similarly, we believed that the same factor played an important role in the distribution and diversification of the genus 
<taxonomicName id="9CE14D20FFC8FFDFE8A47CD9FC92FF54" box="[725,814,224,248]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="349" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="6995EAB1FFC8FFDFE8A47CD9FC92FF54" box="[725,814,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="349">Channa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in this region. However, future studies will need to demonstrate where this interesting new species belongs phylogenetically and what its biogeographic links are.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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