Biology:Small snakehead
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. asiatica
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| Channa asiatica | |
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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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166021A1106176.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166021/1106176. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Channa asiatica" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
- "Channa asiatica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166683. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
External links
- snakeheads.org the comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads
Wikidata ☰ Q728752 entry
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