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| Scientific Name | Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822) |
| Common Name | Schlangenkopffisch/Indian Snakehead (Germany) |
| Type Locality | India. |
| Synonym(s) | Channa aurolineata, Channa marulius ara, Channa marulius marulius, Channa pseudomarulius, Channa theophrasti, Ophicephalus grandinosus, Ophicephalus leucopunctatus, Ophicephalus marulius, Ophicephalus marulius ara, Ophicephalus sowara, Ophiocephalus aurolineatus, Ophiocephalus grandinosus, Ophiocephalus marulius, Ophiocephalus marulius ara, Ophiocephalus pseudomarulius, Ophiocephalus sowarah, Ophiocephalus theophrasti |
| Pronunciation | Cha na |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1830mm or 72" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: India to China, south to Thailand and Cambodia and Pakistan. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 65, 367, Pl. 17 (fig. 19). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up C. marulius on Fishbase |
 | Look up C. marulius on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up C. marulius on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.53.607.5428 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 15:16) |