Channa ornatipinnis and C. pulchra, two new species of dwarf snakeheads from Myanmar (Teleostei: Channidae)

Channa ornatipinnis, new species, from Waloun Chaung, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, differs from all its congeners by a unique colour pattern that consists of numerous large black spots on the cheeks, golden-orange lips, a red posterior rim of the opercular flap, five to seven narrow alternating white and dark brown to black semicircular bands on the pectoral fin, three dorsal fin blotches, and red and bluish-grey scales with numerous black spots on the body. Channa pulchra, new species, from Kyeintali Chaung, southern Rakhine State, Myanmar, is also distinguished by a unique colour pattern consisting of numerous small black spots on the cheek and body, usually four semicircular white bands on the pectoral fin, one anterior dorsal fin blotch, and a series of reddish-orange blotches and numerous black spots on the body.