Channa marulius
| Bullseye snakehead | |
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| Bullseye snakehead protecting young | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. marulius |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa marulius (F. Hamilton, 1822) | |
The bullseye snakehead or great snakehead (Channa marulius) is a snakehead native to South Asia, but has been introduced to the United States. In South India, it is commonly found in reservoirs. It is found in Pechpparai, Chittar, Manimuthar, Bhvani and Mettur dams of Tamil Nadu and Thenmalai, Neyyar and Idukki dams of Kerala. C. marlius is commonly known as giant murrel. In Assam, it is locally known as xaal. It is a faster-growing fish than most of the other species of the genus. It is a carnivorous species. It is marketed live and fetches high prices in the market. The flesh has high nutritive value and its flesh is said to have wound-healing effect and recuperative attributes. It is highly suitable for intensive culture due to its air-breathing habit.
In Manipur, India, it is called as Porom. It is a popular local cuisine item. It is found in canals, rivers and lakes of the region. In Loktak lake, Bishnupur district, Manipur, it has become one of the top predatory fish due to acute decline of other predatory fish, Usually it is found in wild, but it is now farmed to meet the increasing demand in local market.
It is an invasive species in the United States.[1]
References
- ↑ "Channa marulius". Invasive Species Specialist Group. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- Channa marulius - USGS
- "Channa marulius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Channa marulius" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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