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Scientific Name	**Channa punctata** (Bloch, 1793)
Common Names	Spotted Snakehead Gepunkteter Schlangenkopffisch (Germany)
Type Locality	No locality [not Malabar coast, India].
Synonym(s)	Ophicephalus indicus, Ophicephalus karruwey, Ophicephalus punctatus, Ophiocephalus affinis, Ophiocephalus indicus, Ophiocephalus karrouveri, Ophiocephalus lata, Ophiocephalus punctatus
Pronunciation	Cha na
Species Information
Size	310mm or 12.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Yunnan in China. 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) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh 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 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 7, pp 139, Pl. 358
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2011 Nov 24 03:26)