Forest snakehead

The forest snakehead (Channa lucius) is a species of snakehead, a fish of the family Channidae. Its range includes most of Southeast Asia and parts of southern China. It lives in forest streams and can reach 40 cm (16 in) in length.[2] The forest snakehead is known in Thai language as pla krasong (Thai: ปลากระสง).[3] Khmer language called it កញ្ជនជៃ (kanh chon chey), Indonesians named it kehung, while in Malaysia, they called it ikan bujuk in Malay Language

Forest snakehead
Channa lucius
from Mentaya Hulu, Central Kalimantan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species:
C. lucius
Binomial name
Channa lucius
(G. Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophicephalus lucius Cuvier, 1831
  • Channa lucia (Cuvier, 1831)
  • Ophicephalus polylepis Bleeker, 1852
  • Ophiocephalus siamensis Günther, 1861
  • Channa siamensis (Günther, 1861)
  • Ophicephalus spiritalis Fowler, 1904
  • Ophiocephalus bistriatus Weber & de Beaufort, 1922

A genetic study published in 2017 indicates that C. lucius is a species complex.[4]

Description
Channa lucius

It has a distinct series of port-hole markings on the side and has a more tapering head compared to other snakeheads. Juveniles are pale and have three lateral stripes from head to tail.

References
  1. Allen, D.J. (2012). "Channa lucius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180831A1667475. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180831A1667475.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Channa lucius" in FishBase. January 2019 version.
  3. Fishes of Thailand (in Thai)
  4. Conte-Grand, C., Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Pethi-yagoda, R., Tan, H.H., Hadiaty, R.K., Yaakob, N.S. & Rüber, L. (2017). Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) re-visited: Discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions. PLoS ONE, 12 (9): e0184017.
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