Blotched snakehead

The blotched snakehead (Channa maculata) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It is also native northern Vietnam and Taiwan, but has been widely introduced to other countries, where it is an invasive species.[4] This predatory species typically grows to a length of 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in),[5] but it has been confirmed at 33 cm (13 in) and some suggest it may reach a far larger size.[4]

Blotched snakehead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Channa maculata
Synonyms [4]
  • Ophicephalus guentheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874
  • Ophicephalus tadianus Jordan & Evermann, 1902
  • Ophiocephalus marmoratus Brind, 1914

References
  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Channa maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166090A1110977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166090A1110977.en. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "Channa maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Channa maculata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  4. "Channa maculata (Lacepde, 1802)". United States Geological Survey. November 23, 2009.
  5. SeriouslyFish: Channa maculata. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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