Channa aristonei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Channoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
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 aristonei

Name

Channa andrao Praveenraj, Thackeray, Singh, Uma, Moulitharan & Mukhim, 2020

  • Holotype: BNHS FWF 1017.
  • Paratypes: BNHS FWF 1018 (1), BNHS FWF 1040–1042 (3), CIARI FF-61 (2).

Type locality: Streams at Puriang, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, northeastern India, 25°33'47.5"N, 92°06'24.5"E.

Etymology: This species is named after Aristone M. Ryndongsngi from Meghalaya, in recognition of his discovery of this new species and assistance to the authors during the field work.

References

Praveenraj, J., Thackeray, T., Singh, S.G., Uma, A., Moulitharan N. & Mukhim, B.K. 2020. A new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, northeastern India. Copeia v. 108 (no. 4): 938-947. DOI: 10.1643/CI2020007

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