| Citation | Sudasinghe, H., R. Pethiyagoda, M. Meegaskumbura, K. Maduwage and R. Britz, 2020, Channa kelaartii, a valid species of dwarf snakehead from Sri Lanka and southern peninsular India (Teleostei: Channidae).. Vertebrate Zoology, 70(2):157-170. |
| Ref. | 124133 Sudasinghe, H., R. Pethiyagoda, M. Meegaskumbura, K. Maduwage and R. Britz, 2020 |
| Page | 165 |
| Named Used as Valid | Channa gachua |
| Comment | |
| Locality | ‘ponds and ditches in Bengal’ |
| Distribution | Dukhun (the Deccan, the vast plateau that encompasses most of central peninsular India), Afghanistan and the East Indies (India to at least Sumatra and Java, Indonesia. |
| Quote | Type locality comprise a vast area that includes Bangladesh and much of the Indian state of West Bengal (the illustration that accompanied the original description is reproduced in colour in Britz, 2019). |