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). Among species of the
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC081989F50B78FADE7E90" box="[1215,1355,1150,1177]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">C. orientalis</emphasis>
Bloch
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,
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198DDD0BA4FED57EB4" box="[151,320,1187,1213]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">C. ornatipinnis</emphasis>
Britz
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,
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198CC60BA4FD967EB4" box="[396,515,1186,1213]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">C. pulchra</emphasis>
Britz
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, and
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198F340BA4FD737EB4" box="[638,742,1186,1213]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">C. stiktos</emphasis>
Lalramliana
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198E330BA4FC247EB4" box="[889,945,1186,1212]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">et al.</emphasis>
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by having 67 dark concentric bands on the pectoral fins (vs. only 35 bands or bands absent).
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198D8D0BEEFECC7F0C" bold="true" box="[199,345,1257,1284]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Description.</emphasis>
Body elongate, round in cross section anteriorly, laterally compressed at caudal peduncle, body depth 6.26.7 times in SL. Head large, length 3.33.5 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. Both jaws with multiple rows of minute sharp, pointed teeth, but no caniniform teeth present. Vomer with only a few caniniform teeth. A series of larger teeth on palatine. Pectoral-fin rays 1415. Dorsal-fin rays 34. Anal-fin rays 22. Caudal-fin rays (including procurrent rays): 2+6+7+1(1), 2+7+7+1 (1), 1+6+6+1(1). Predorsal scales 13(1), 14(1), 15(1). Lateral line with 43 scales extending from shoulder girdle in a horizontal line, but dropping one scale row at scale 13, then continuing horizontally to end of caudal peduncle. Scales above lateral line 3.5 and below 6.5 at level of analfin origin. Postorbital scales 4+3 (2) or 4+4 (1). Circumpeduncular scales 22. Prepelvic scales 10. A single scale on ventral aspect of anguloarticular.
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEC08198D8D0956FECA7C64" bold="true" box="[199,351,1617,1644]" pageId="1" pageNumber="590">Colouration.</emphasis>
In alcohol, dorsal and lateral sides of head dark grey, with lighter, beige area on cheek; ventral area of head lighter grey with some beige marbling on opercular area (
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). Isthmus darker grey anteriorly, light beige posteriorly close to gill membrane posterior margin. Dark grey colour of head extending onto dorsal half of anterior body, becoming lighter posteriorly; dorsal half of body otherwise with indistinct 78 large darker blotches, separated by lighter areas, especially in posterior part near caudal peduncle (first below dorsal-fin rays 45, followed by blotches below rays 810, 1416, 1921, 2527, 2930, 3233). Lateral and ventral sides of body uniformly light beige. Dorsal fin with lighter grey fin rays and darker grey fin membrane, its posterior end with a large black ocellus (between fin rays 3033(1), 3234(1), 2931(1)), sometimes with one or two additional smaller, less conspicuous ocelli in front of it. Caudal fin grey with series of vertical irregular light beige lines giving the caudal fin a chequered or marbled appearance. Anal fin grey, posteriorly sometimes with oblique light beige lines. Pectoral fin with dark grey blotch at base followed by 78 light beige bands alternating with 67 concentric grey bands. Pelvic fins light grey with light beige distal margin.
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEF081A8DDD0A62FE867F76" bold="true" box="[151,275,1381,1406]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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, BNHS FWF 1003, holotype, 87.6 mm SL, India: Maharashthra: Jagbudi River near Khopi Village.
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In life, colour pattern much more contrasted (
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,
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). Head dark brown, on dorsal and dorsolateral sides with numerous black spots; lighter brown to beige with bronze sheen on sides; darker grey, showing some lighter whitish line marbling on ventral surface. Darker blotches along dorsum conspicuous, forming a chevron-like pattern with darker oblique lines on lateral and ventral sides of body. Dorsal fin with series of 1012 black small spots more or less regularly spaced along fin base, usually situated at base of fin rays. Dorsal-fin membrane with less conspicuous marbling and darker spots and lines especially on fin rays. Basal two-thirds of fin membrane with hazy whitish-blue iridescence followed distally by translucent band and submarginally with a narrow light-brown band and whitish blue margin. Posterior dorsal-fin ocellus black, conspicuous; additional ocelli less conspicuous. Caudal fin brown with light-beige marbling lines, forming a caudal-fin ocellus in one of the
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(
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SL). Anal fin light beige, slightly translucent, with a few marbled white lines in posterior part. Pectoral fin translucent with grey basal blotch and alternating concentric brown and beige bands. Pelvic fins light beige.
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<paragraph id="8BED36EBFFEF081A8D8D083FFBBB7DB6" blockId="2.[151,1437,1452,2019]" pageId="2" pageNumber="591">
Juveniles of ca.
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SL with overall brownish colour and black spots on head and body (
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). Some light marbling lines on gular area. Dorsal, caudal, and anal fins translucent with slight whitish iridescence and numerous, conspicuous, large, black spots and blotches on dorsal and caudal fin, fewer on anal fin. Pectoral fin with basal blotch and three lighter, beige bands alternating with two dark brown bands.
</paragraph>
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Small juveniles (
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),
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SL (just released from mouthbrooding parent upon capture) with light brown dorsum, bright yellowish midlateral band, darker brown ventral third of head and body, and translucent fins.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8D8D0FE7FD907AF3" bold="true" box="[199,517,224,251]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Geographical distribution.</emphasis>
The species is so far only known from its
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locality (
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,
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).
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<subSubSection id="C3486560FFEE081B8D8D0E02FCCB7B6F" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BED36EBFFEE081B8D8D0E02FCCB7B6F" blockId="3.[151,1437,153,755]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8D8D0E02FEDB7B17" bold="true" box="[199,334,261,287]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8F690E01FDC07B17" box="[547,597,262,287]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">rara</emphasis>
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honours the Indian ichthyologist Rajeev Raghavan for his contributions to the elucidation of taxonomically difficult Indian freshwater fishes and their conservation; it is formed from the first two letters of his first name and surname. A noun in apposition.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3486560FFEE081B8D8D0E76FB0378FB" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BED36EBFFEE081B8D8D0E76FC4778A3" blockId="3.[151,1437,153,755]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8D8D0E76FEAC7B83" bold="true" box="[199,313,369,395]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Remarks.</emphasis>
The
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specimens were caught only at night after several juveniles, with their unique colour pattern, had been collected during daytime. One mouthbrooding male, which could not be collected, released young from its mouth, one of which is illustrated in
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. The stream from which
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8EEB0EBEFBBA7BDB" box="[929,1071,441,467]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Channa rara</emphasis>
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was collected during the dry season consisted of meandering streamlets separating and reconnecting along the course with intermittent island-like areas (
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). The ground was rocky, sometimes with gravel-covered or sandy sections. Water was clear and the water level ranged from
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to
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. All
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specimens were collected along the banks, where they hid among roots and terrestrial vegetation that hung into the water. Co-occurring fish species included:
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,
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B89A80D4EFEA5788F" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Schismatogobius deraniyagalai</emphasis>
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sp.,
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,
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<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8FBE0D6AFCEF788F" box="[756,890,621,647]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Pethia lutea</emphasis>
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,
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B890C0D6AFA8C788F" baseAuthorityName="Bloch" baseAuthorityYear="1790" box="[1094,1305,621,647]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Etroplus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="suratensis">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B890C0D6AFA8C788F" box="[1094,1305,621,647]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Etroplus suratensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B886D0D6AFEAF78A3" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1844" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Dawkinsia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="filamentosa">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B886D0D6AFA08788F" box="[1319,1437,621,647]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Dawkinsia</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8DF00D96FEAF78A3" box="[186,314,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">filamentosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8C0D0D96FDB078A3" baseAuthorityName="Valenciennes" baseAuthorityYear="1846" box="[327,549,657,683]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Aplocheilidae" genus="Aplocheilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cyprinodontiformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lineatus">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8C0D0D96FDB078A3" box="[327,549,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Aplocheilus lineatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8F790D96FC9D78A3" baseAuthorityName="Day" baseAuthorityYear="1874" box="[563,776,657,683]" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Salmostoma" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="boopis">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8F790D96FC9D78A3" box="[563,776,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Salmostoma boopis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8E0E0D96FC3978A3" box="[836,940,657,683]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Schistura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8E0E0D96FC3978A3" box="[836,940,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Schistura</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BED36EBFFEE081B8D8D0DB3FB0378FB" blockId="3.[151,1437,153,755]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8D8D0DB3FE0578C7" bold="true" box="[199,400,692,719]" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Genetic analysis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8CDD0DB2FDBD78C7" authorityName="Britz &amp; Dahanukar &amp; Anoop &amp; Ali" authorityYear="2019" box="[407,552,693,719]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rara">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8CDD0DB2FDBD78C7" box="[407,552,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Channa rara</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from topotypic
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8E670DB2FC4A78C7" box="[813,991,693,719]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Channidae" genus="Channa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gachua">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8E670DB2FC4A78C7" box="[813,991,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Channa gachua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by an uncorrected p genetic distance of 9.7%, and by 8.6% from topotypic
<taxonomicName id="4C524D68FFEE081B8F6B0DDEFCD678FB" authorityName="Cuvier" authorityYear="1829" box="[545,835,729,755]" family="Channidae" genus="Ophicephalus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="592" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marginatus">
<emphasis id="B926EAF9FFEE081B8F6B0DDEFCD678FB" box="[545,835,729,755]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="592">Ophicephalus marginatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in COI partial gene sequence.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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