- Parachanna africana
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African snakehead 
Parachanna africana, after Boulenger, 1916 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae Genus: Parachanna Species: P. africana Binomial name Parachanna africana
(Steindachner, 1879)
Distribution of Parachanna africana.[1] Synonyms - Channa africanus (Steindachner, 1879)[verification needed]
- Parophiocephalus africanus (Steindachner, 1879)[verification needed]
Parachanna africana, commonly known as the African snakehead or Niger snakehead, is a species of fish from west-central Africa. Little is published on its biology. Limited primarily to coastal sections of rivers, it is thought to be a nest-building, thrust predator like other Channidae.[1]
Its native range is southern Benin to southern Nigeria, primarily the Oueme River and the basin of the Niger River.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c Courtenay, Jr., Walter R. and James D. Williams. Parachanna africana USGS Circular 1251: Snakeheads (Pisces, Chinnidae) - A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 2004-04-01. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
References
- "Parachanna africana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=642610. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Parachanna africana" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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