261. Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)

Common name. Dwarf snakehead

Taxonomy. Original description: Ophicephalus gachua Hamilton, 1822: 68, 367, pl. 21, fig. 21 (ponds and ditches of Bengal; no types known).

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Hamilton (1822: pl. 21, fig. 21) as Ophiocephalus gachua; Britz (2019: pl. 43).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Hamun-e Jaz Murian, Hamun-e Mashkid, Makran.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 701-Baluchistan.

Status in Iran. [Native].—Mahi-e sar mari.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: ZM-CBSU.

Conservation. —IUCN: LC.

Cichliformes