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 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name | Frosch-Schlangenkopffisch (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Ponds and ditches of Bengal. |
| Synonym(s) | Channa gachus, Channa limbata, Ophicephalus apus, Ophicephalus coramota, Ophicephalus fuscus, Ophicephalus gachua, Ophicephalus limbatus, Ophicephalus marginatus, Ophicephalus montanus, Ophiocephalus apus, Ophiocephalus aurantiacus, Ophiocephalus auranticus, Ophiocephalus gachua, Ophiocephalus gachua basalis, Ophiocephalus guachua, Ophiocephalus guachua malaccensis, Philypnoides surakartensis |
| Pronunciation | Cha na |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Sri Lanka to the Mekong (Xe Bangfai and Nam Theun basins) and Bali, Indonesia. Also Maharashtra, India. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pakistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Afghanistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Cambodia waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Vietnam waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Singapore waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 68, 367, Pl. 21 (fig. 21). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.53.607.4169 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2011 Nov 24 06:44) |