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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae Snakeheads

Genus: Channa

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43 species
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Max. Length 90 cm TL

 
Channa amphibeus
[Borna snakehead]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 14.2 cm TL
Channa andrao Britz, 2013

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Channa andrao
[Redspotted snakehead]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Channa ara (Deraniyagala, 1945)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Channa ara
[Sri Lanka giant snakehead]

Photo by Naseka, A. / Anokhin, B.

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Channa argus (Cantor, 1842)

Photo by Photo by Naseka, A. / Anokhin, B.
 
Channa argus
[Snakehead]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Channa asiatica
[Small snakehead]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn, 2000

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Channa aurantimaculata
[Goldspotted snakehead]
No picture found


 
Channa aurantipectoralis
[Orangefinned snakehead]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
Channa bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa bankanensis
[Bangka snakehead]
No picture found


 
Channa baramensis
[Baram snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 105 cm TL

 
Channa barca
[Barca snakehead]

Photo by Vierke, J.

Asia
Max. Length 14.4 cm TL
Channa bleheri Vierke, 1991

Photo by Photo by Vierke, J.
 
Channa bleheri
[Bluefinned snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.0 cm SL

 
Channa brunnea
[Brown bleheri]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.0 cm SL

 
Channa burmanica
[Putao snakehead]

Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.

Asia
Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Muchlisin, Z.A.
 
Channa cyanospilos
[Bluespotted snakehead]

Photo by Cousins, S.

Asia

Channa diplogramma (Day, 1865)

Photo by Photo by Cousins, S.
 
Channa diplogramma
[Malabar snakehead]

Photo by Hadiaty, R.K.

Asia
Max. Length 32.9 cm TL
Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Hadiaty, R.K.
 
Channa gachua
[Red seam snakehead]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918)

Photo by Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.
 
Channa harcourtbutleri
[Burmese snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.5 cm SL

 
Channa hoaluensis
[Vietnames snakehead]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
Channa kelaartii (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Channa kelaartii
[Dwarf snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm TL

 
Channa longistomata
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa lucius
[Javanese snakehead]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Channa maculata (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by Photo by CAFS
 
Channa maculata
[Blotched snakehead]

Photo by Cheong, W.C.

Asia
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Channa marulioides (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Cheong, W.C.
 
Channa marulioides
[Orange snakehead]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 183 cm TL
Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Channa marulius
[Great snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm TL

 
Channa melanoptera
[Blackfinned snakehead]

Photo by Knight, J.D.M.

Asia
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Channa melanostigma Geetakumari & Vishwanath, 2011

Photo by Photo by Knight, J.D.M.
 
Channa melanostigma
[Lohit snakehead]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Channa melasoma
[Black snakehead]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 130 cm SL
Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)

Photo by Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Channa micropeltes
[Indonesian snakehead]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 27.5 cm SL
Channa ninhbinhensis Nguyen, 2011

Photo by Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Channa ninhbinhensis
[Orange seam snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL

 
Channa nox
[Dark snakehead]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Channa orientalis
[Walking snakehead]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
Channa ornatipinnis Britz, 2008

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa ornatipinnis
[Ornate snakehead]

Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.

Asia
Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998

Photo by Photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.
 
Channa panaw
[Blackspotted snakehead]

Photo by Knight, J.D.M.

Asia
Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
Channa pardalis Knight, 2016

Photo by Photo by Knight, J.D.M.
 
Channa pardalis
[Leopard snakehead]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Channa pleurophthalma (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Channa pleurophthalma
[Ocellated snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.0 cm SL

 
Channa pomanensis
[Poma snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 57.8 cm TL

 
Channa pseudomarulius
[Orangespotted snakehead]

Photo by JJPhoto

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Channa pulchra Britz, 2007

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa pulchra
[Colored snakehead]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 31 cm TL
Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Channa punctata
[Spotted snakehead]
No picture found


 
Channa rara
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL

 
Channa shingon
[Humpbacked snakehead]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 29.7 cm TL
Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Channa stewartii
[Assamese snakehead]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Channa striata
[Striped snakehead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Channa amphibeus Borna snakehead Asia 90 TL 1845
Channa andrao Redspotted snakehead Asia 14.2 TL 2013
Channa ara Sri Lanka giant snakehead Asia 65 SL 1945
Channa argus Snakehead Asia 100 TL 1842
Channa asiatica Small snakehead Asia 23.5 TL 1758
Channa aurantimaculata Goldspotted snakehead Asia 36.2 TL 2000
Channa aurantipectoralis Orangefinned snakehead Asia 2016
Channa bankanensis Bangka snakehead Asia 23.5 TL 1853
Channa baramensis Baram snakehead Asia 1901
Channa barca Barca snakehead Asia 105 TL 1822
Channa bleheri Bluefinned snakehead Asia 14.4 TL 1991
Channa brunnea Brown bleheri Asia 11.0 SL 2019
Channa burmanica Putao snakehead Asia 8.0 SL 1919
Channa cyanospilos Bluespotted snakehead Asia 17.6 SL 1853
Channa diplogramma Malabar snakehead Asia 1865
Channa gachua Red seam snakehead Asia 32.9 TL 1822
Channa harcourtbutleri Burmese snakehead Asia 25 NG 1918
Channa hoaluensis Vietnames snakehead Asia 25.5 SL 2011
Channa kelaartii Dwarf snakehead Asia 12.8 SL 1861
Channa longistomata Asia 15.6 TL 2012
Channa lucius Javanese snakehead Asia 53 TL 1831
Channa maculata Blotched snakehead Asia 20 TL 1801
Channa marulioides Orange snakehead Asia 27 TL 1851
Channa marulius Great snakehead Asia 183 TL 1822
Channa melanoptera Blackfinned snakehead Asia 65 TL 1855
Channa melanostigma Lohit snakehead Asia 14.3 SL 2011
Channa melasoma Black snakehead Asia 30 SL 1851
Channa micropeltes Indonesian snakehead Asia 130 SL 1831
Channa ninhbinhensis Orange seam snakehead Asia 27.5 SL 2011
Channa nox Dark snakehead Asia 19.8 SL 2002
Channa orientalis Walking snakehead Asia 33 TL 1801
Channa ornatipinnis Ornate snakehead Asia 20.5 SL 2008
Channa panaw Blackspotted snakehead Asia 17.1 SL 1998
Channa pardalis Leopard snakehead Asia 14.1 SL 2016
Channa pleurophthalma Ocellated snakehead Asia 40 TL 1851
Channa pomanensis Poma snakehead Asia 17.0 SL 2016
Channa pseudomarulius Orangespotted snakehead Asia 57.8 TL 1861
Channa pulchra Colored snakehead Asia 30 TL 2007
Channa punctata Spotted snakehead Asia 31 TL 1793
Channa rara Asia 2019
Channa shingon Humpbacked snakehead Asia 9.9 SL 2017
Channa stewartii Assamese snakehead Asia 29.7 TL 1867
Channa striata Striped snakehead Asia 100 SL 1793



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