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Channa andrao, a new species of dwarf snakehead from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Channidae)

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Britz, Ralf (2013): Channa andrao, a new species of dwarf snakehead from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Channidae). Zootaxa 3731 (2): 287-294, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.9

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