taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798018/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798018	FIGURE 1. Channa amphibeus illustrations. (A) Drawing of a specimen misidentified as Ophicephalus barca in McClelland 1840, plate xi, fig. 3, (B) Coloured illustration of C. amphibeus reproduced from Shaw & Shebbeare (1938), plate 1. (C) Monochrome photograph of C. amphibeus reproduced from Shaw & Shebbeare (1938), plate 6 (Image donated by: Ralf Britz).	FIGURE 1. Channa amphibeus illustrations. (A) Drawing of a specimen misidentified as Ophicephalus barca in McClelland 1840, plate xi, fig. 3, (B) Coloured illustration of C. amphibeus reproduced from Shaw & Shebbeare (1938), plate 1. (C) Monochrome photograph of C. amphibeus reproduced from Shaw & Shebbeare (1938), plate 6 (Image donated by: Ralf Britz).	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798020/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798020	FIGURE 2. Channa amphibeus, showing live colouration (A) KUFOS-AN-2024.12, 205.0 mm SL, female (B) ca. 270.0 mm SL, male (C) ca. 350 mm SL, male (D) ca. 500 mm SL, adult male (B, C, & D, not fixed and catalogued).	FIGURE 2. Channa amphibeus, showing live colouration (A) KUFOS-AN-2024.12, 205.0 mm SL, female (B) ca. 270.0 mm SL, male (C) ca. 350 mm SL, male (D) ca. 500 mm SL, adult male (B, C, & D, not fixed and catalogued).	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798022/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798022	FIGURE 3. Channa amphibeus topotypes, A. lateral, dorsal, and ventral view, KUFOS-AN-2024.12, 205.0 mm SL, colouration after preservation; B. BNHS FWF 1186, 420 mm SL, colouration immediately after exposure to formalin.	FIGURE 3. Channa amphibeus topotypes, A. lateral, dorsal, and ventral view, KUFOS-AN-2024.12, 205.0 mm SL, colouration after preservation; B. BNHS FWF 1186, 420 mm SL, colouration immediately after exposure to formalin.	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798030/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798030	FIGURE 7. Lateral view of head, (A & B) Channa amphibeus, ca. 270 and 500 mm SL, showing neon-blue portion (square region) and maroon blotches; C & D) Channa barca, ca. 200 & 500 mm SL, showing black blotches and absence of neon-blue portion (Photo credits, C & D: Heok Hui Tan and Dominik Niemeier).	FIGURE 7. Lateral view of head, (A & B) Channa amphibeus, ca. 270 and 500 mm SL, showing neon-blue portion (square region) and maroon blotches; C & D) Channa barca, ca. 200 & 500 mm SL, showing black blotches and absence of neon-blue portion (Photo credits, C & D: Heok Hui Tan and Dominik Niemeier).	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798024/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798024	FIGURE 4. Map of Northeast India, showing distribution of Channa amphibeus, C. aurantimaculata, and C. barca. (Circles indicate type locality, squares and triangles indicate additional records; for C. amphibeus the type locality and current collection locality are likely to be the same; star indicate record based on Shaw & Shebbeare, 1938).	FIGURE 4. Map of Northeast India, showing distribution of Channa amphibeus, C. aurantimaculata, and C. barca. (Circles indicate type locality, squares and triangles indicate additional records; for C. amphibeus the type locality and current collection locality are likely to be the same; star indicate record based on Shaw & Shebbeare, 1938).	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
2C0087A0FFE74C68FF76FBD4776695F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/14798026/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14798026	FIGURE 5. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the co1 gene showing relationship of Channa amphibeus with members of the Channa gachua group.	FIGURE 5. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the co1 gene showing relationship of Channa amphibeus with members of the Channa gachua group.	2025-01-31	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Thackeray, Tejas;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Vijayakrishnan, Balaji;Nanda, Gourab Kumar			
