Channa marulius

Bullseye snakehead
Bullseye snakehead protecting young
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Channidae
Genus:	Channa
Species:	C. marulius
Binomial name
Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)

The bullseye snakehead or great snakehead (Channa marulius) is native to South Asia but has been introduced to the United States. In South India it is commonly found in reservoirs. It is found in Pechpparai, Chittar, Manimuthar, Bhvani and Mettur dams of Tamil Nadu Thenmalai, Neyyar and Idukki dams of kerala. C. marlius is commonly known as giant murrel. It is a faster growing fish than most of the other species of the genus. It is a carnivorous species. It is marketed live and fetches high prices in the market. The flesh has high nutritive value and its flesh is said to have wound healing effect and recuperative attributes. It is highly suitable for intensive culture due to its air-breathing habit.

It is an invasive species in the United States.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Channa marulius". Invasive Species Specialist Group. 24 May 2009. http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=520&fr=1&sts=sss&lang=EN. Retrieved 17 July 2010. 

• Channa marulius - USGS
• "Channa marulius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166663. 
• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Channa marulius" in FishBase. January 2006 version.

External links

• snakeheads.org