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Channa is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species . The genus has a wide natural distribution extending from Iraq in the west, to Indonesia and China in the east, and parts of Siberia in the Far East .
Channa, also written as Chhanna, (Pali: Channa; Sanskrit: Chandaka) (6th century BCE, in what is now Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India) was a royal servant and head charioteer of Prince Siddhartha, who was to become the Buddha.
Cicer arietinum noir – MHNT. The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, [2] [3] cultivated for its edible seeds. . Its different types are variously known as gram [4] [5] or Bengal gram; [5] chhola, chhana, chana, or channa; garbanzo [5] or garbanzo bean; or Egyptian pea.
Channa striata was introduced to islands east of the Wallace line by governmental programs in the latter half of the 20th century. In Fiji, the introduction failed. Channa asiatica, which is native to southern China, was introduced to Taiwan and southern Japan; the origin of and reason for the introduction are unknown.
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Channa micropeltes in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]. Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb). [3]
Channa or Channo (Sindhi: چنا) is a Sindhi tribe in the Sindh province of Pakistan. [1] A tribe of this name is referred to in some old Muslim texts, such as Chachnama . [ 2 ] Masum Shah asserts the Channa were the first tribe to accept Islam after the Muslim conquest of Sindh .
Channa marulioides, commonly known as the emperor snakehead, is a species of fish in the family Channide. It is native to parts of Indonesia , Thailand and Malaysia . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It reaches a maximum length of 65 cm (26 in).
The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).