| Populärnamn | Brown snakehead |
| Språk | English |
| Typ | Vernacular |
| Officiellt handelsnamn | No |
| Rang | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Land | Sri Lanka |
| Observationsplats | |
| Ref. | Pethiyagoda, R., 1991 |
| Utvecklingsstadium | juveniles and adults |
| Kön | females and males |
| Bas | non-fish animal |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Anmärkningar | Applies to Channa gachua. 'snake' like 'serpent' and 'snail' is etymologically the 'crawling' animal, from a prehistoric German base denoting 'crawl' (p. 485 in Ref. 11979). |