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Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

Striped snakehead
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Common names: Banded snakehead, Carrodh, Chotiyan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs throughout India (Ref. 45255). Present in Buxa, Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719), Periyar Lake, Tungabhadra river, Tambraparani river system, Cauveri and Chinnar river systems, Chimmony WLS, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 27732, 29108, 36654, 41236, 43634, 43640, 44148, 44149, 87807.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tête de serpent strié, Cabeza de serpiente cabrío, ثعبانيّ الرّأس المخطّط, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 20; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 2686), usually 1 - 2 m (Ref. 4515).   Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 1672); 35°N - 18°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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