Scientific Name: Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)
English Name: Red seam snakehead
Local/Bangla Name: Gachuya (গাছুয়া), Ulko (উলকো), Raga (রাগা), Betal (বেতাল), Chyang (চ্যাং), Telo taki (তেলো টাকি)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Description:
White dorsal, anal and caudal margins; 3-3+1/2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the anterior dorsal rays; relatively small size.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Occur in hill streams. Adults inhabit medium to large rivers, brooks, rapid-running mountain streams and stagnant water bodies including sluggish flowing canals.
Environment:
Freshwater (Benthopelagic)
References:
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
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