taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216591/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216591	FIGURE 1. Channa nachi (A, B, C) holotype, APRC/ZSI/P-2298, 96.4 mm SL, lateral (top), dorsal (middle), and ventral (bottom) view, (D) Paratype, CIARI/FF-102, 122.0 mm SL, lateral view, Meghalaya: South Garo Hills district, a small stream of the Simsang River system at Chokpot village (25.34058°N; 90.45856°E).	FIGURE 1. Channa nachi (A, B, C) holotype, APRC/ZSI/P-2298, 96.4 mm SL, lateral (top), dorsal (middle), and ventral (bottom) view, (D) Paratype, CIARI/FF-102, 122.0 mm SL, lateral view, Meghalaya: South Garo Hills district, a small stream of the Simsang River system at Chokpot village (25.34058°N; 90.45856°E).	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216593/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216593	FIGURE 2. Channa nachi (A) Holotype, APRC/ZSI/P-2298, 106.0 mm SL (B) Paratype, CIARI/FF-120, 122.0 mm SL (C) Paratype, APRC/ZSI/P-2299, 105.7 mm SL (D) Paratype, APRC/ZSI/P-2299, 112.0 mm SL.	FIGURE 2. Channa nachi (A) Holotype, APRC/ZSI/P-2298, 106.0 mm SL (B) Paratype, CIARI/FF-120, 122.0 mm SL (C) Paratype, APRC/ZSI/P-2299, 105.7 mm SL (D) Paratype, APRC/ZSI/P-2299, 112.0 mm SL.	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216595/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216595	FIGURE 3. Tooth pattern in Channa nachi, paratype, 66.3 mm SL (CIAR/FF-102) (A) Dentary (B) Palatine (C) Fifth ceratobranchial. Scale bars 1 mm.	FIGURE 3. Tooth pattern in Channa nachi, paratype, 66.3 mm SL (CIAR/FF-102) (A) Dentary (B) Palatine (C) Fifth ceratobranchial. Scale bars 1 mm.	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216597/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216597	FIGURE 4. Type locality of Channa nachi, India, small, unnamed stream draining into the Simsang River near Chokpot village.	FIGURE 4. Type locality of Channa nachi, India, small, unnamed stream draining into the Simsang River near Chokpot village.	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216599/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216599	FIGURE 5. Maximum likelihood analysis using COI gene sequences of species of the Gachua group with the inclusion of C. nachi and topotypes of C. brahmacharyi and C. pomanensis. Values along the nodes are percent bootstraps for 1000 iterations. Sequence of Parachanna africana was used as an outgroup. (Red and blue stars indicate sequences generated in this study).	FIGURE 5. Maximum likelihood analysis using COI gene sequences of species of the Gachua group with the inclusion of C. nachi and topotypes of C. brahmacharyi and C. pomanensis. Values along the nodes are percent bootstraps for 1000 iterations. Sequence of Parachanna africana was used as an outgroup. (Red and blue stars indicate sequences generated in this study).	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216601/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216601	FIGURE 6. (A) Channa melanostigma, holotype, MUMF-Per/39, 134.8 mm SL (B) Channa melanostigma paratype, MUMF- Per/44, ca. 140 mm SL (C) Channa melanostigma, topotype, CIARI/FF-105, 142.0 mm SL (D) Channa pomanensis, topotype, CIARI/FF-69, 172.0 mm SL.	FIGURE 6. (A) Channa melanostigma, holotype, MUMF-Per/39, 134.8 mm SL (B) Channa melanostigma paratype, MUMF- Per/44, ca. 140 mm SL (C) Channa melanostigma, topotype, CIARI/FF-105, 142.0 mm SL (D) Channa pomanensis, topotype, CIARI/FF-69, 172.0 mm SL.	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216605/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216605	FIGURE 7. Illustration of scalation pattern in Gachua group member. PN—Prenasal scale, M—Medial scale, B—Basal scale, DF—Dorsal fin ray insertion. (Figure modified from Deraniyagala, 1929)	FIGURE 7. Illustration of scalation pattern in Gachua group member. PN—Prenasal scale, M—Medial scale, B—Basal scale, DF—Dorsal fin ray insertion. (Figure modified from Deraniyagala, 1929)	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
0D2C241AFFC94E7B1FA5F8AD3F41FBA9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/15216607/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15216607	FIGURE 8. (A) Channa melanostigma, topotype, CIARI/FF-105, 179.4 mm SL (B) Channa pomanensis, CIARI/FF-69, topotype, 172.0 mm SL, photo credits: Lakpa Tamang (C) Channa brahmacharyi, topotype, CIARI/FF- 111, 109.0 mm SL.	FIGURE 8. (A) Channa melanostigma, topotype, CIARI/FF-105, 179.4 mm SL (B) Channa pomanensis, CIARI/FF-69, topotype, 172.0 mm SL, photo credits: Lakpa Tamang (C) Channa brahmacharyi, topotype, CIARI/FF- 111, 109.0 mm SL.	2025-03-27	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi		Zenodo	biologists	Praveenraj, Jayasimhan;Moulitharan, Nallathambi;Pavan-Kumar, Annam;Naveen, Ravi Shanthy;Thackeray, Tejas;Yumnam, Rameshori;Gurumayum, Shantabala Devi			
