Summary
Channa harcourtbutleri, the Burmese snakehead, is a species of snakehead endemic to Inle Lake[3] and surroundings[4] in Myanmar. Locally called nga ohn-ma, among aquarists it is considered one of the dwarf snakeheads, but no significant import for aquarists is known. It is one of the smaller species of snakehead and has a standard length of up to 19.4 cm (7.6 in).[2] The specific name honors Sir Harcourt Butler, a British governor in the region.[3]
| Channa harcourtbutleri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. harcourtbutleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ophiocephalus harcourt-butleri Annandale, 1918 | |
This was for a long time considered to be a junior synonym of Channa gachua. In fact, both species closely resemble each other. The article on its revalidation[5] only mentions three discriminating features, such as the missing ocellus in the dorsal fin of a juvenile Channa harcourtbutleri. It is suspected to be a mouthbrooder and eats a wide range of foods, including arthropods and small fish, but unlike in some relatives, no frogs.
References edit
- ^ Kullander, S.O. (2011). "Channa harcourtbutleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180819A7652518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180819A7652518.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Channa harcourtbutleri" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
- ^ a b Annandale 1918.
- ^ Roberts 2007.
- ^ Ng, Peter & Britz 1999.
- Sources
- Annandale, Nelson Theodore (1918). "Fish and fisheries of the Inle Lake". Records of the Indian Museum. 14 (1): 33–64. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18603.
- Ng, H. H.; Peter, K. L.; Britz, Ralf (1999). "Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918): a valid species of snakehead (Perciformes: Channidae) from Myanmar". Journal of South Asian Natural History. 4: 57–63.
- Roberts, Tyson R. (2007). "The "Celestial pearl danio", a new genus and species of colourful minute cyprinid fish from Myanmar (Pisces: Cypriniformes)". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 55 (1): 131–140.
External links edit
- "Channa harcourtbutleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- snakeheads.org