Channa barca
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The Barca snakehead, Channa barca, is a species of snakehead. It is extremely rare. Its type location is Goalpara
, a small city on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra river in Assam
, India
. According to snakeheads.org, outside India there are only three living specimen kept in aquaria.
Goalpara
Goalpara is the district headquarter of Goalpara district, Assam, India. It is situated west of Guwahati.-Etymology:The name of Goalpara is said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men. In the local dialect "para" means...
, a small city on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra river in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. According to snakeheads.org, outside India there are only three living specimen kept in aquaria.