Channa barb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: |
Eechathalakenda Menon, 1999 |
Species: | E. ophicephalus
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Binomial name | |
Eechathalakenda ophicephalus (
B. S. Raj, 1941)
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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. [2] This species is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only member of its genus. [3]