Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 45 - 47; Anal soft rays: 28 - 30; Vertebrae: 50 - 52. combination of characters: dorsal fin rays 45-47, anal fin rays 28-30, lateral line scales 51-54, cheek scales 8-12, total vertebrae 50-52, two large scales on each side of lower jaw undersurface, pelvic fin length less than 50% of pectoral fin length, upper half of body dark brown to black with 7 or 8 large irregular orange blotches, pectoral fins with a black blotch at base and 5 vertical broad vivid black bands.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn, 2000

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: India.

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless