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Snakehead (fish) The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mouths, and shiny teeth. They breathe air with gills, which allows them to migrate short distances over land.
Ophiocephalus studeri Volz, 1903. 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). [2] It is native to the fresh waters of Southeast Asia (South Indian populations are now regarded as a separate ...
The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range goes from the Amur River watershed in Siberia and Manchuria down to Hainan. [3] It is an important food fish and one of the most cultivated in its native region, with an ...
The northern snakehead is an invasive fish that officials advise the public to kill and report. Only a few sightings have been reported so far in the southwest “boot-heel” of the state, but ...
Ophiocephalus vagus Peters, 1868. Ophiocephalus philippinus Peters, 1868. 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. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some ...
Channa. 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.
Ophiocephalus theophrasti Valenciennes, 1840. Ophiocephalus aurolineatus Day, 1870. Channa marulius, the bullseye snakehead or great snakehead, is a large species of snakehead native to South Asia. [2] Populations in Southeast Asia are now regarded as separate species. [3][4]
Channa. Species: C. marulioides. Binomial name. Channa marulioides. (Bleeker, 1851) 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). [3]