Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 47 - 50; Anal soft rays: 29 - 33; Vertebrae: 55. Channa pseudomarulius is distinguished from C. marulius by having fewer lateral line scales (59-61 vs. 63-65), fewer dorsal-fin rays (47-50 vs. 52-56) and anal-fin rays (29-33 vs. 33-37) and fewer vertebrae (55 vs 59-63), and by a shorter body/longer head especially in specimens over 20.0 cm SL (Ref. 116423).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa pseudomarulius (Günther, 1861)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Southern Western Ghats, peninsular India.

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless