- Channa asiatica
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Channa asiatica 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae Genus: Channa Species: C. asiatica Binomial name Channa asiatica
(Linnaeus, 1758)Channa asiatica, is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).
References
- "Channa asiatica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166683. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Channa asiatica" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
External links
- snakeheads.org the comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads
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