Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channidae Snakeheads

Genus: Parachanna

(See list of species below)

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Parachanna africana
[]

Photo by Hanssens, M.

Parachanna insignis
[]

Photo by Naus, E.

Parachanna obscura
[African obscure snakehead]

3 Species of Family Channidae with Genus Parachanna
(Snakeheads)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1879	Parachanna africana		Africa	17.2 SL
1884	Parachanna insignis		Africa	41 TL
1861	Parachanna obscura	African obscure snakehead	Africa	50 SL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Channidae SnakeheadsGenus: Parachanna(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channidae Snakeheads

Genus: Parachanna

(See list of species below)