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Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)

African obscure snakehead
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Ghana country information

Common names: Hauti, Huati, Norti
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Tano (Ref. 272), Pra (Ref. 272, 57290) and Volta basin (Ref. 57290). Also Ref. 3036, 3799, 11235.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Parachanna: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, channe, -es = anchovy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt gần đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 14°N - 3°S

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

Africa: widely distributed from the Senegal River to the Chad system (Ref. 3575, 57290), including the Volta and Niger basins and many coastal basins in West Africa (Ref. 57290), up to the Nile (Ref. 3575, 28714) and Congo basins (Ref. 45434, 106290, 111328). In Lower Guinea known from most coastal basins (Ref. 81648).

Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 31256); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 1.0 kg (Ref. 3799)

Short description Khóa để định loại | Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 39 - 45; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 26 - 32. Diagnosis: body elongate; lateral-line scales medium-sized, numbering 65-78; head depressed anteriorly, relatively long and covered with scales larger than those on body; lower jaw slightly longer than the upper, with 4-6 well developed canines; dorsal and anal fins not touching caudal fin; dorsal fin with 39-45, anal with 26-32 rays; 5-8 more or less rounded or polygonal dark blotches on flanks (Ref. 57290, 81648, 11328). 19-24 scales in transversal series (Ref. 11328).

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Inhabits marginal vegetation and floodplains. Feeds on insects and small fish (Ref. 28714). Maximum SL reported 50.0 cm (Ref. 31256) larger than maximum TL 45.5 cm (Ref. 81648).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng

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Teugels, G.G., J.J. Breine and D.F.E. Thys van den Audernaerde, 1986. Channidae. p. 288-290. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3575)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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