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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae Snakeheads

Genus: Channa

(See list of species below)


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42 species (see list below)
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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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 65 cm SL
 
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 20 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
[]
No picture found
 
Channa aurantipectoralis
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa bankanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Channa baramensis
[]
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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Channa brunnea
[Brown bleheri]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
 
Channa burmanica
[]

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
[]

Photo by Cousins, S.

Asia

Channa diplogramma (Day, 1865)

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

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
[]

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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
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
[]

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
[]

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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Channa melanostigma
[]

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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Channa nox
[]

Photo by Sreekantha

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

Photo by Photo by Sreekantha
 
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
[]

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
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Channa pardalis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

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

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Channa pleurophthalma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.0 cm SL
 
Channa pomanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 57.8 cm TL
 
Channa pseudomarulius
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

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

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Channa pulchra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 31 cm TL
 
Channa punctata
[Spotted snakehead]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Channa shingon
[]

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 Reyes, R.B.

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

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
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 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 20 TL 1758
Channa aurantimaculata Asia 36.2 TL 2000
Channa aurantipectoralis Asia 2016
Channa bankanensis Asia 23.5 TL 1853
Channa baramensis Asia 1901
Channa barca Barca snakehead Asia 105 TL 1822
Channa bleheri Asia 14.4 TL 1991
Channa brunnea Brown bleheri Asia 11.0 SL 2019
Channa burmanica Asia 8.0 SL 1919
Channa cyanospilos Asia 17.6 SL 1853
Channa diplogramma Asia 1865
Channa gachua Asia 32.9 TL 1822
Channa harcourtbutleri Burmese snakehead Asia 25 NG 1918
Channa hoaluensis Asia 25.5 SL 2011
Channa kelaartii Dwarf snakehead Asia 12.8 SL 1861
Channa longistomata Asia 15.6 TL 2012
Channa lucius Asia 53 TL 1831
Channa maculata Blotched snakehead Asia 20 TL 1801
Channa marulioides Asia 27 TL 1851
Channa marulius Great snakehead Asia 183 TL 1822
Channa melanoptera Asia 65 TL 1855
Channa melanostigma Asia 14.3 SL 2011
Channa melasoma Black snakehead Asia 30 SL 1851
Channa micropeltes Indonesian snakehead Asia 130 SL 1831
Channa ninhbinhensis Asia 27.5 SL 2011
Channa nox Asia 19.8 SL 2002
Channa orientalis Walking snakehead Asia 33 TL 1801
Channa ornatipinnis Asia 20.5 SL 2008
Channa panaw Asia 17.1 SL 1998
Channa pardalis Asia 14.1 SL 2016
Channa pleurophthalma Asia 40 TL 1851
Channa pomanensis Asia 17.0 SL 2016
Channa pseudomarulius Asia 57.8 TL 1861
Channa pulchra Asia 30 TL 2007
Channa punctata Spotted snakehead Asia 31 TL 1793
Channa shingon 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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