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  • Channa stewartii
  • Channa stewartii
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Scientific Name Channa stewartii  (Playfair, 1867)
Common Names Golden Snakehead
Assamese Snakehead, Gold-Schlangenkopffisch (Germany)
Type Locality Cachar, Assam, India.
Pronunciation Cha na
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Size 250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 10 Jan. 1867), pp 14, Pl. 3.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 06:58 (species record created: 2011 Nov 24 06:45)