Puntius ophicephalus
| Puntius ophicephalus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. ophicephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Puntius ophicephalus (B. S. Raj, 1941) | |
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Puntius ophicephalus, the Channa barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India where it occurs in hill streams in forested areas. This species can reach a length of 19.6 centimetres (7.7 in) TL. This species is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Ali, A. & Raghavan, R. 2011. Puntius ophicephalus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 17 January 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Puntius ophicephalus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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