Channa stewartii explained

Channa stewartii is a species of dwarf snakehead in the family Channidae,^[1] which is native to Nepal and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. It may also be found in Bangladesh. This freshwater fish mostly inhabits hill streams, but can also be found in ponds. It is of little value as a food fish but common in the aquarium trade.^[2]

It reaches up to in length.

The specific name honours Major Robert Stewart who was the Superintendent of Cachar in Assam, the type locality. Stewart gave Playfair a collection of specimens of fishes from Cachar, including the type of this one.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Channa stewartii. www.itis.gov.
2. Web site: Channa stewartii. archive.usgs.gov. 2018-06-08. 2017-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170108232250/https://archive.usgs.gov/archive/sites/fl.biology.usgs.gov/Snakehead_circ_1251/html/channa_stewartii.html. dead.
3. Web site: Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . 21 October 2019 . 24 December 2019 . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.