Channa andrao

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Channoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Channoidei

Familia: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species: Channa andrao

Name

Channa andrao Britz, 2013

Holotype: BMNH 2013.10.1.2.
Paratypes: BMNH 2013.10.1.3–11 (9).

Type locality: India, West Bengal, Jalpaiguri district, Lefraguri swamp, 26°31'N, 89°50'E [1].

Etymology: The species name honours Andrew Rao, Malabar Tropicals, Calcutta, for his support of the ichthyological exploration of the freshwater fish fauna of India.

References

Britz, R. 2013: Channa andrao, a new species of dwarf snakehead from West Bengal, India (Teleostei:Channidae). Zootaxa 3731(2): 287–294. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.9 Reference page.

Vernacular names

Nederlands: Dwergslangekopvis