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<i>Channa harcourtbutleri</i>

Channa harcourtbutleri

Species of fish

Channa harcourtbutleri, the Burmese snakehead, is a species of snakehead endemic to Inle Lake[3] and surroundings[4] in Myanmar. Locally called nga ohn-ma, among aquarists it is considered one of the dwarf snakeheads, but no significant import for aquarists is known. It is one of the smaller species of snakehead and has a standard length of up to 19.4 cm (7.6 in).[2] The specific name honors Sir Harcourt Butler, a British governor in the region.[3]

Quick Facts Channa harcourtbutleri, Conservation status ...

This was for a long time considered to be a junior synonym of Channa gachua. In fact, both species closely resemble each other. The article on its revalidation[5] only mentions three discriminating features, such as the missing ocellus in the dorsal fin of a juvenile Channa harcourtbutleri. It is suspected to be a mouthbrooder and eats a wide range of foods, including arthropods and small fish, but unlike in some relatives, no frogs.

References

  1. [1]
    Kullander, S.O. (2011). "Channa harcourtbutleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180819A7652518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180819A7652518.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Channa harcourtbutleri" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. [3]
    Annandale 1918.
  4. [4]
    Roberts 2007.
  5. [5]
    Ng, Peter & Britz 1999.
Sources
  • Annandale, Nelson Theodore (1918). "Fish and fisheries of the Inle Lake". Records of the Indian Museum. 14 (1): 33–64. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18603.
  • Ng, H. H.; Peter, K. L.; Britz, Ralf (1999). "Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918): a valid species of snakehead (Perciformes: Channidae) from Myanmar". Journal of South Asian Natural History. 4: 57–63.
  • Roberts, Tyson R. (2007). "The "Celestial pearl danio", a new genus and species of colourful minute cyprinid fish from Myanmar (Pisces: Cypriniformes)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 55 (1): 131–140.
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