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Scientific Name | Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801 |
Common Name | Bengalen-Schlangenkopffisch (Germany) |
Type Locality | Probably southwestern Sri Lanka [East Indies]. |
Pronunciation | Cha na |
Species Information | |
Size | 330mm or 13" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Afghanistan and Baluchistan southward to Sri Lanka and eastward to Indonesia. |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae, pp 496, Pl. 90 (lower fig.). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2020 Dec 30 00:57 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:14) |