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Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)

Assamese snakehead
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Common names: Charangi, Hile
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 2008
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Eastern Himalaya (Ref. 4833). Also known to occur in Koshi, Kankai, Kamala, Bagmati, Gandaki and Karnali rivers (Ref. 85009). Also Ref. 41236. State of Threat: Conservation dependent and uncommon or lower risk least concern species (Ref. 85009).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/np.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Shrestha, T.K., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Hile, 斯氏鳢, Kultakäärmeenpää, ... 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).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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