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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) >
Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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Asia: Vietnam.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.5 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 48-49;
Anal
soft rays: 31 - 32;
Vertebrae: 56 - 57. Can be diagnosed by having deep and narrow mouth, arc length greater than width, 62-64 lateral line scales, 56-57 vertebrae, 4-6 gill rakers on first arc, flat tongue with thin tip slightly rounded, occupying the width of the mouth cavity, and body with 7-8 horizontal stripes (Ref. 91062).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nguyen, V.H., 2011. Two new species belong to genus Channa (Channidae, Perciformes) discovered in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam. Vietnam J. Biol. 33(4):8-17. (Ref. 91062)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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