Channa melanoptera

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oi, isnt that sweet, i find some dutch on this site that wasnt written by me or my mates.

Aanm . Deze soort is kenbaar aan haar spits eenigzins hol profiel, aan hare groote preoperkel- en operkelshubben, aan hare ongeveer 55 shubben op eene overlangsche rei der zijden, aan hare 45 of 46 rugvin- en 30 of 31 aarsvinstralen, donker violette met fraaije blaauwe banden of vlekken geteekende vertikalen vinnen, veelreijige tanden in de mondholte, afweziheid von hondstanden in de geheeltebeenderen, het sterk gebogen zijn der zijlijn achter den top der bosrtvin, enz

i dont have a lot of time now, but ill try to translate it lateron :)
 
sorry to revive back this topic, just want to share my opinion, I've spoken with Dr Musikasinthorn, Prachya and i ask him about this sp. he told me that its 50/50 changes if it a different sp or synonym to Maruliodes,coz there is only one preserved sp in the world today.He also went to Kalimantan and cant find any, But again I'm sure its a different sp.

Hopefully next year I'll plan a trip to Kalimantan Kapuas Basin to find this elusive sp

Below pic i've took in internet as malanopterus..really look different than iodes and match the drawing

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melanoptera is a synonym

bleeker discribed melanoptera in 1855 and later realised he already discribet the same fish as a juvenile in 1851

therefore the older name stays and the newer becomes a synonym

the fish is also refered to as toma jela in the synonym melanoptera
 
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