- Channa bleheri
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Rainbow snakehead 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae Genus: Channa Species: C. bleheri Binomial name Channa bleheri
Vierke, 1991The Rainbow snakehead, Channa bleheri, is a species of snakehead. Its type location is Dibrugarh, the most north-eastern area of Assam, India. It is known in Assamese as Sengeli.
This species is one of the favourite snakeheads for aquarists because of the colors that give it its common name. This species grows to 8 inches (20 cm), placing it in the informal group of dwarf snakeheads. Among these small snakeheads it is the only nestbrooder; all others are mouthbrooders.
References
- "Channa bleheri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=642749. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Channa bleheri" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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