Channa barb
Eechathalakenda ophicephalus
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A barb endemic to the southern Western Ghats in India. It lives in deep pools of fast hill streams. Endangered. It reaches about 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Eechathalakenda ophicephalus
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus ophicephalus, Puntius ophicephalus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 19.6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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