Dwarf snakehead

Dwarf snakehead

Dwarf snakeheads is a term for certain smaller species of the fish genus "Channa". The original "dwarf snakehead" was the species "Channa gachua". But nowadays the following "Channa" species are termed thus:

* "Channa bleheri"
* "Channa burmanica"
* "Channa gachua"
* "Channa harcourtbutleri"
* "Channa orientalis"

External links

* [http://www.snakeheads.org/ snakeheads.org] , Website providing information on all aspects of snakeheads


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