Channa punctata
| Spotted snakehead | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) | |
The Spotted snakehead, Channa punctata, is a species of snakehead. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and China.[1] Its natural habitats are swamps, ponds and brackish water systems.[1]
It is 15.0 cm (5.9 in) in length normally, but males with 31.0 cm (12.2 in) also captured.[1] The spotted snakehead is listed as Least Concern in IUCN, due to lack of major threats to life.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of punctata in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ "Channa punctata". iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
External links
- "Channa punctata". fl.biology.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Spotted Snakehead - Channa punctata". aquaticcommunity.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fish diversity of Sri Lanka". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.