Eochanna

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Eochanna chorlakkiensis
Fossil range: Middle Eocene
Northern snakehead, Channa argus
Northern snakehead, Channa argus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Eochanna
Roe, 1991
Species: E. chorlakkiensis
Binomial name
Eochanna chorlakkiensis
Roe, 1991

Eochanna chorlakkiensis is an extinct prehistoric snakehead belonging to the single-species genus Eochanna. The fish thrived in the Middle Eocene (40-48 million years ago).

[edit] References

  • http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1671%2F0272-4634(2008)28[41%3AEAFFPW]2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1&SESSID=fc976bfedf58bc5181d1fd352f0a910b Eocene Actinopterygian Fishes from Pakistan, with the Description of a New Genus and Species of Channid (Channiformes)