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Channidae

9 species · Animals

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Animalia › Chordata › › Perciformes › Channidae

Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)

Channa gachua is a widespread, adaptable mouthbrooding snakehead with deep genetic divides across its range.

Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)

Channa micropeltes, the giant snakehead, is a large Southeast Asian freshwater fish used for food and sport.

Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)

This species profile describes the main traits, feeding habits, and IUCN conservation status of the spotted snakehead, Channa punctata.

Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

Channa striata is a commercially important bony fish native to South and Southeast Asia with common misidentification reports of introduction outside its range.

Channa maculata (Lacepède, 1801)

Channa maculata is a predatory snakehead native to China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.

Channa argus (Cantor, 1842)

Channa argus, the northern snakehead, is a widely cultivated East Asian food fish that has established non-native populations in Central Asia and North America.