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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]
Each spawning-age female can release up to 15,000 eggs at once. Snakeheads can mate as often as five times a year. This means in just two years, a single female can release up to 150,000 eggs." [7] "Since 2002, it has been illegal to possess a live snakehead in many U.S. states, where they are considered a destructive invasive species."
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.
View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap ... Head and neck of broad-headed snake in captivity at Taronga Zoo Sydney. ... Broad-headed snake;
Although several dwarf snakeheads are very close relatives, overall the group is not monophyletic. For example, the dwarfs C. burmanica and C. stewartii are phylogenetically much closer to the large C. barca (up to 105 cm or 3.4 ft) than they are to the dwarfs C. ornatipinnis, C. pulchra and C. stiktos. [3] [16]
Close-up of head. The ball python is black, or albino and dark brown with light brown blotches on the back and sides. Its white or cream belly is scattered with black markings. It is a stocky snake with a relatively small head and smooth scales. [3] It reaches a maximum adult length of 182 cm (6 ft 0 in).
Parachanna africana, the African snakehead or Niger snakehead, is a species of fish from west-central Africa.Little is published on its biology. Limited primarily to coastal sections of rivers, it is thought to be a nest-building, thrust predator like other Channidae.
Close-up of head, at the Reptilium Terrarium and Desert Zoo, Landau, Germany In the Ohrada Zoo, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czech Republic. Adults grow to an average of 3.7 m (12 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) in total length. Females are generally larger than males [4] and have been reported up to 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) in length.