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Ceylon snakehead (Channa orientalis)
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Ceylon snakehead (Channa orientalis) specimen
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Channidae

Ceylon snakehead

Channa orientalis

Must breathe air to survive

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Ceylon snakehead is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Channidae
Genus
Channa
Maximum length
33 cm
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Afghanistan and Baluchistan southward to Sri Lanka and eastward to Indonesia.
Conservation status
VUVulnerable
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