Channa pardalis

Taxonavigation: Channoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Channoidei

Familia: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species: Channa pardalis

Name

Channa pardalis Knight, 2016

• Holotype: BNHS FWF 181.
• Paratypes: BNHS FWF 182; ZSI/SRC F 8954.

Type locality: streams in Nongstoin (25.520N, 91.270E; ~1,400m a.s.l.), West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.

Etymology: The specific epithet pardalis is a Latin adjective(?) meaning [sic!] ‘Leopard’ referring to the conspicuous spots the species has, similar to a leopard.

References

• Knight, J.D.M. 2016. Channa pardalis, a new species of snakehead (Teleostei: Channidae) from Meghalaya, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8(3): 8583–8589. PDF. Reference page.