Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

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Natural History of Aurantimaculata Type habitat: Dibrughar Same area as C.

Natural History of Aurantimaculata

Type habitat: Dibrughar
Same area as C. bleheri
Biotope not

accesible
First description: Musikasinthorn 2000
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Climate and Breeding habits Hibernation Harz/Zellmer-Hypothesis: „Channa of NE-India need a

Climate and Breeding habits

Hibernation
Harz/Zellmer-Hypothesis: „Channa of NE-India need a cold hibernation“
Winter:

water temperature < 19 C°
Spring/summer: water temp. increasing slowly to 25 C°
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Channa with Sex Dimorphism 2001 – Breeding of C. sp. „lal

Channa with Sex Dimorphism

2001 – Breeding of C. sp. „lal

cheng“
„Schnieder-Hypothesis“:
different head shape
different coloring
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Female Pattern: only a few sprinkles on the side Colour (body):

Female
Pattern: only a few sprinkles on the side
Colour (body): larger vertical

stripes in orange/yellow
Colour (back & head): larger area of brown, less interrupted
Shape (body): larger circumference compared to male partner
Shape (head): extension of head between eye and gillcover

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Pattern Female only a few sprinkles on the side

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Pattern
Female only a few sprinkles on the

side
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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Colour Female: larger vertical stripes in orange/yellow

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Colour
Female: larger vertical stripes in orange/yellow

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Colour Female: larger area of brown, less interrupted

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Colour
Female: larger area of brown, less interrupted

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Female: extension of head between eye and gillcover

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata
Female: extension of head between eye and

gillcover
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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Shape of Body Male: slim overall body shape

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Shape of Body
Male: slim overall body shape

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata Resumee: Same differences – different sexes

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Resumee: Same differences – different sexes

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

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Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata

Sex Dimorphism of C. aurantimaculata