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Orange-spotted snakehead

Channa aurantimaculata MUSIKASINTHORN, 2000.

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Description:

The orange-spotted snakehead, Channa aurantimaculata, is a species of snakehead fish. Its body is of brownish colour intermixed with vertical orange stripes. Males have taller dorsal fins with more intense coloration, and narrower heads. It is endemic to Brahmaputra River basin. Its type locality is Dibrugarh, the most northeastern area of Assam, India.

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PublishedNovember 26, 2013

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