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Scientific Name	**Channa stewartii** (Playfair, 1867)
Common Names	Golden Snakehead Assamese Snakehead, Gold-Schlangenkopffisch (Germany)
Type Locality	Cachar, Assam, India.
Synonym(s)	Channa stewartius, Ophiocephalus stewartii
Pronunciation	Cha na
Species Information
Size	250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Eastern Himalaya (India and Nepal). Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal 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	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 10 Jan. 1867), pp 14, Pl. 3.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2011 Nov 24 06:45)