Taxonavigation

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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 melasoma

Name

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Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851)

Type locality: Indonesia (Sambas River, Borneo)

Etymology: melasoma: from the Ancient Greek μέλας (melas), meaning ‘black’, and σῶμα (soma) meaning ‘body’, in reference to this species’ colour pattern.

Synonyms

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  • Ophicephalus melanosoma Bleeker, 1851
  • Ophicephalus rhodotaenia Bleeker, 1851
  • Ophicephalus mystax Bleeker, 1853
  • Ophiocephalus baramensis (non Steindachner, 1901)

Vernacular names

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English: Black snakehead
ไทย: ปลาช่อนดำ, ปลาพังกับ, ปลาช่อนเจ้าฟ้า
中文: 黑體鱧

References

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