If recognized as its own species, it is only known from the South, Middle, and North Andaman islands, and is abundant in clear, slow-flowing water with rocks and little vegetation, such as ditches, ponds, and hill streams.[1] The specific name honours the fisheries biologist Sibnarayan Dam Roy.[3]
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^ abcThakur, V. R.; Raymond, J. J. A.; Halalludin, Beni; Kiruba-Sankar, R.; Knight, J. D. M.; Praveenraj, J. (31 December 2018). "Channa royi (Teleostei: Channidae): a new species of snakehead from Andaman Islands, India". Indian Journal of Fisheries. 65 (4). ISSN 0970-6011.
^Britz, R.; N. Dahanukar; V.K. Anoop; A. Ali (2019). "Channa rara, a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India (Teleostei: Labyrinthici: Channidae)". Zootaxa. 4683 (4): zootaxa.4683.4.8. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8. PMID 31715914. S2CID 207966363.
^Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (21 October 2019). "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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channa, royi, andaman, emerald, snakehead, species, snakehead, fish, endemic, andaman, nicobar, islands, india, this, dwarf, snakehead, distinct, from, other, snakehead, species, differing, coloration, number, vertebrae, teeth, most, notably, greenish, gray, d. Channa royi the Andaman emerald snakehead is a species of snakehead fish endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India This dwarf snakehead is distinct from other snakehead species due to its differing coloration number of vertebrae and teeth most notably its greenish gray dorsum 1 It was only scientifically described in 2018 and its closest relative is the Burmese snakehead C hartcourtbutleri 1 and a review in 2019 argued that the two are synonyms 2 Channa royi Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Anabantiformes Family Channidae Genus Channa Species C royi Binomial name Channa royiPraveenraj et al 2018 If recognized as its own species it is only known from the South Middle and North Andaman islands and is abundant in clear slow flowing water with rocks and little vegetation such as ditches ponds and hill streams 1 The specific name honours the fisheries biologist Sibnarayan Dam Roy 3 References edit a b c Thakur V R Raymond J J A Halalludin Beni Kiruba Sankar R Knight J D M Praveenraj J 31 December 2018 Channa royi Teleostei Channidae a new species of snakehead from Andaman Islands India Indian Journal of Fisheries 65 4 ISSN 0970 6011 Britz R N Dahanukar V K Anoop A Ali 2019 Channa rara a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra India Teleostei Labyrinthici Channidae Zootaxa 4683 4 zootaxa 4683 4 8 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 4683 4 8 PMID 31715914 S2CID 207966363 Christopher Scharpf Kenneth J Lazara 21 October 2019 Order ANABANTIFORMES Families ANABANTIDAE HELOSTOMATIDAE OSPHRONEMIDAE CHANNIDAE NANDIDAE BADIDAE and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 24 December 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Channa royi amp oldid 1190591869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
