- Channa maculata
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Channa maculata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae Genus: Channa Species: C. maculata Binomial name Channa maculata
(Lacépède, 1801) [1]Synonyms [2] - Ophicephalus guentheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
- Ophicephalus lucius Koller, 1927
- Ophicephalus tadianus Jordan & Evermann, 1902
- Ophiocephalus marmoratus Brind, 1914
Channa maculata, the blotched snakehead, is a species of snakehead. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam, but has been widely introduced to other countries, where it is an invasive species.[2] Adults typically grow to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in), but a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) has been recorded.[3]
References
- ^ "Channa maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166684.
- ^ a b "Channa maculata (Lacepde, 1802)". United States Geological Survey. November 23, 2009. http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/Snakehead_circ_1251/html/channa_maculata.html.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Channa maculata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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