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  • Channa asiatica
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Scientific Name Channa asiatica    (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Name Chinesischer Schlangenkopffisch (Germany)
Type Locality Asia.
Synonym(s) Bostrychoides oculatus, Channa fasciata, Channa formosana, Channa ocellata, Channa sinensis, Gymnotus asiaticus, Notopterus squamosus, Ophicephalus iris, Ophicephalus miliaris, Ophicephalus puticola
Pronunciation Cha na
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Size 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Yangtze River basin in central China, Taiwan, Hainan Island to the Red River basin of northern Viet Nam. Also reported from Japan and Sri Lanka.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 246.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:14)