Channa Pyrophthalmus
📖 Overview
Overview information for Channa Pyrophthalmus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 34; Anal soft rays: 20 - 22; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. This species, a member of the Gachua group, is distinguished from all other Myanmar species of this group by the colour pattern of its head consisting of a bright orange suborbital patch combined with steel blue lips; with fewer dorsal-fin rays, 32-34 (vs. 34-40), anal-fin rays, 20-22 (vs. 22-27) and vertebrae, 40-41 (vs. 41-48). It also differs substantially from all Myanmar Gachua group snakeheads by a genetic distance of 10.1-18.8% in the COI gene .Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Channa Pyrophthalmus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Channa Pyrophthalmus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Channa Pyrophthalmus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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