| Small snakehead | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
The small snakehead (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).
References
- ^ Zhuang, X. (2012). "Channa asiatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166021A1106176. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Channa asiatica" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- "Channa asiatica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
External links
- snakeheads.org the comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads