Channa asiatica
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| Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Channa asiatica, is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).
[edit] References
- Channa asiatica (TSN 166683). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 18 April 2006.
- "Channa asiatica". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
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