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Scientific Name Channa andrao    Britz, 2013
Common Names Assam Channa
Assam Snakehead, Channa Sp. 'lal Cheng', Lal Cheng (Indian)
Type Locality West Bengal, Jalpaiguri district, Lefraguri swamp, 26°31'N, 89°50'E, India.
Pronunciation Cha na - and rau
Etymology The species name honours Andrew Rao, Malabar Tropicals, Calcutta, for his support of the ichthyological exploration of the freshwater fish fauna of India.
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Identification Channa andrao differs from all its congeners except, C. asiatica,C. bleheri and C. burmanica and the recently described C. hoaluensis and C. ninhbinhensis by the absence of pelvic fins. It can be distinguished from all other pelvic fin-less species of snakeheads by its colour pattern, and differs further in its number of vertebrae, dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and lateral-line scales from individual snakehead species in this complex.
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Distribution Known only from Lefraguri swamp, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India.
Indian waters, Assam State Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
Other Parameters This species was caught in a swamp with silty bottom in a forested area. The shallow turbid water had pH 6.3, conductivity 72 µS·cm, water temperature 26.9°C, and there was an abundance of aquatic vegetation.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Zootaxa 3731 (no. 2), pp 288, Figs. 1-2, 5A.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2011 Nov 24 09:43)