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Channidae
- Classification -
Channidae
Anabantiformes
Teleostei
Chordata
Animalia
Channa
orientalis
Bloch
&
Schneider
, 1801
Walking snakehead
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Sri Lanka country information
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:
Aquaculture:
|
Ref:
Regulations:
|
Ref:
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.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
Occurrences
Point map
Main Ref:
Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Asiatic snakehead
,
Smooth-breasted snakehead
,
Pikkukäärmeenpää
,
... more
Classification / Names
Populärnamn
|
synonymer
| Catalog of Fishes(
Släkte
,
Arter
) |
ITIS
|
CoL
|
WoRMS
|
Cloffa
>
Anabantiformes
(Gouramies, snakeheads) >
Channidae
(Snakeheads)
Etymology:
Channa:
Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref.
45335
)
.
More on authors:
Bloch
&
Schneider
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
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