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Head of a northern snakehead. The distinguishing features of a northern snakehead include a long dorsal fin with 49–50 rays, [6] an anal fin with 31–32 rays, a small, anteriorly depressed head, the eyes above the middle part of the upper jaw, a large mouth extending well beyond the eye, and villiform teeth in bands, with large canines on the lower jaw and palatines.
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 .
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 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).
Channa torsaensis Dey, Nur, Chowdhury, Sarkar, Kosygin & Barat 2019 Channa quinquefasciata is a species of snakehead in the family Channidae that was described from North Bengal. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Striped snakehead (Channa striata) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [6] Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, or snakehead murrel and generally referred simply as mudfish.
Channa aurolineata is a species of Asian snakehead in the family Channidae. It is found natively in most of Myanmar's waterways as well as the Mae Khlong drainage in Thailand . [ 1 ] There is also an invasive population found in Southeast Florida , United States . [ 1 ]
Channa auroflammea is a species of snakehead, a fish of the family Channidae.Its range includes Mekong River.It was previously lumped with C. marulius, C. cf. marulius, or C. aff. marulius, but can be distinguished within the group by colour pattern, other morphological characteristics, and genetic information.