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Channa barb
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Eechathalakenda
Menon, 1999
Species: E. ophicephalus
Binomial name
Eechathalakenda ophicephalus
(B. S. Raj, 1941)
Synonyms

Barbus ophicephalus Raj, 1941 Puntius ophicephalus Raj, 1941

The Channa barb (Eechathalakenda ophicephalus) (formerly Puntius ophicephalus), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it occurs in hill streams in forested areas. This species can reach a length of 19.6 centimetres (7.7 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only member of its genus.

References

  1. Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2015). "Eechathalakenda ophicephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T172426A70233878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-1.RLTS.T172426A70233878.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eechathalakenda ophicephalus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012): A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to Puntius (Pisces: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.
Taxon identifiers
Puntius ophicephalus
Barbus ophicephalus


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