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| genus = Channa<br />
| species = rara<br />
| authority = Britz, Dahanukar, Anoop & Ali, 2019<br />
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'''''Channa rara'''''&nbsp; is a species of [[Anabantoidei|labyrinth]] fish of the [[snakehead (fish)|snakehead]] family ([[Channidae]]). It was described in 2019.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Britz |first1=Ralf |last2=Dahanukar |first2=Neelesh |last3=Anoop |first3=V. K. |last4=Ali |first4=Anvar |date=2019-10-10 |title=Channa rara, a new species of snakehead fish from the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India (Teleostei: Labyrinthici: Channidae) |journal=Zootaxa |volume=4683 |issue=4 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4683.4.8 |issn=1175-5334 |pmid=31715914 |url=https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/25259 }}</ref><br />
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==Distribution==<br />
It is endemic to India. Common in the basin of the [[Jagbudi River]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in the west of the country.<br />
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==Description==<br />
A small fish up to 9 cm long. The body is elongated, cylindrical with a large head. The color is blue-gray with oblique dark vertical stripes. A specific feature from other species of the gahua group is the presence of two spots. There are two black spots at the end of the dorsal fin, and 6-7 stripes on the pectoral fins.<br />
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==Lifestyle==<br />
Occurs in various biotopes (large and medium-sized fast-flowing rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and canals). The soil can also be any. Leads a solitary lifestyle. Lives on the bottom among fallen branches and leaves or among stones (in fast rivers). It feeds on aquatic invertebrates and small fish. Spawning is paired. The male carries the eggs in his mouth. The fry also remain under the care of the male, who takes the babies into his mouth in case of danger or for the night.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2020-09-19 |title=Channa rara: Dahanukar, N. & Sidharthan, A. |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/173252290/173252306 |doi=10.2305/iucn.uk.2023-1.rlts.t173252290a173252306.en |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2019/10/channa-rara.html Channa rara] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017110902/http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2019/10/channa-rara.html |date=October 17, 2019 }} et Novotaxa<br />
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191223062442/http://www.aquaristclub.org/aquaristblog/?p=15945 Новый вид змееголова в Индии. A new species of snakehead in India. Channa rara.]}}<br />
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[[Category:Channa|rara]]<br />
[[Category:Fish described in 2019]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]</div>AntoniettaWhitco