Biology:Blotched snakehead

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of fish

Blotched snakehead
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Channa maculata
(Lacépède, 1801) [2][3]
Synonyms [4]
  • Ophicephalus guentheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
  • Ophicephalus tadianus Jordan & Evermann, 1902
  • Ophiocephalus marmoratus Brind, 1914

The blotched snakehead (Channa maculata) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China . It is also to native northern Vietnam and Taiwan, but has been widely introduced to other countries, where it is an invasive species.[4] This predatory species typically grows to a length of 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in),[5] but it has been confirmed at 33 cm (13 in) and some suggest it may reach a far larger size.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2586186 entry