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Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335); coccinea: Name from Latin adjective ‘coccineus’, -a , -um, red, referring to the reddish markings on the head and sides of the body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131044)
Short description
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This species, a member of the Gachua group, is distinguished from all other Myanmar species of this group by its colour pattern consisting of oblique reddish saddle-like markings and lines (vs. different colour pattern); differ from C. burmanica, which occurs in the same area, by having pelvic fins (vs absence). It also differs from all Myanmar Gachua group snakeheads by the genetic distance of 3.5–19.9% in the COI gene (Ref. 131044).
Inhabits streams (Ref. 131044).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Britz, R., H.H. Tan and L. Rüber, 2024. Four new species of Channa from Myanmar (Teleostei, Labyrinthici, Channidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 72: 1-25. (Ref. 131044)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00381 - 0.01816), b=2.98 (2.81 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).