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Channa nachi Praveenraj & Moulitharan, 2025 Farham’s snakehead |
| Family: | Channidae (Snakeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 43-45. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body devoid of any spots or blotches, sides creamish-yellow to pale-brown, and bluish shades on posterior half; presence of 10-12 obliquely-arranged, saddle-like, pale-brown bars; shallow body (body depth 10.7-15.2); scales below lateral line at anal-fin origin 7.5-8.5; presence of 10-12 pale-brown bars on sides and bluish shades below lateral line; anal-fin rays 23-24; lateral-line scales 44-48; vertebrae 43-45; translucent orange pectoral fin with 3-4 faint orange or brown bands in life; and a slender head (head depth 37.4-45.0) (Ref. 138322). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||