Common names: Brown snakehead, Kola kanaya, Parandal kanaya
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: of no interest | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Confined to the south western wet zone, including the lower south western hills. Pollution and loss of rain forest will probably affect populations of this fish. Also Ref. 4833, 41236, 43157, 43640.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
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