50 SPECIES OF SNAKEHEAD (CHANNA)

Channa is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species. The genus has a wide natural distribution extending from Iraq in the west, to Indonesia and China in the east, and parts of Siberia in the Far East. A particularly high richness of species exists in Myanmar (Burma) and northeastern India, and many Channa species live nowhere else. In contrast, a few widespread species have been introduced to several regions outside their natural range, where they often become invasive. The large and medium-sized Channa species are among the most common staple food fish in several Asian countries, and they are extensively cultured. Apart from their importance as a food fish, snakeheads are consumed in some regions as a traditional medicine for wound healing and reducing postoperative pain and discomfort, and collected for the international aquarium pet trade.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Channa
All snakeheads are highly predatory, and the diets of the various species of Channa include fish, amphibians (like frogs), snakes, rodents, birds, and invertebrates (insects and crustaceans). They have a labyrinth organ, which allows them to breathe air for short periods, and they use this adaptation to travel across land in the event that their habitat becomes inhospitable. They are mostly solitary or live in monogamous pairs that are highly aggressive towards outsiders of their own species, but C. pleurophthalma often occurs in small groups. Larger species are mostly nestbrooding (making a nest of vegetation at the water surface), and the dwarfs mostly paternal mouthbrooding, but exceptions occur; the large C. barca is a paternal mouthbrooder and the dwarf C. bleheri is a free-spawner (the eggs float to the surface where the parents take care of them, but they do not mouthbrood or built a nest).

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Can the following fishes live peacefully together in a 125 gallon tank?
All fishes are 3”-5”
1 - Channa Pulchra
1 - Channa Asiatica
2 - Albino Silver Arowana
4 - Silver dollars

[@acidbyt.30]

Not the arowana
It'll grow faster and kill everything
Pulchra and asiatica may kill each ither

[@afiqikmal1121]

Channa Gachua , Limbata And Orientalis I Can't Spotted The Different. They look Same

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Species are often categorized by genetics or anatomical structures. Fish especially may evolve very very similar markings and body structures convergently, but be distantly related.
To make matters worse, some species are very similar and closely related, even being able to breed (Betta Spendens complex is a great example), but are still considered different species because of genetic isolation/different habitat and niche/mistakes.

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Nice video. Very reliable

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Awesome information

[@bflo1000]

Some are absolutely stunning, while most are a drab beige or tannish color.

[@thekaizer666]

i wanna have almost all of them!!! theyre SO PRETTY!!!
but i think c. ornatipinnis is THE PRETTIEST of them all! i have 2 of them!

[@andersverschuren2372]

no im doubting if i have a bleheri..

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Mantap

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Suwun Mas Cepy. 🙏😀👍

[@changlyhour1064]

🎉❤😊so amazing snake head

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

are they giant lung breathing fighting fish?

[@anymii6045]

I use to have snake head in my near house river . They gether near the toilet opening

[@centtoya777]

Did i miss the channa obscura?

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

this must be the 2 opposite evolution of fighting snake head up n down direction

[@punchifishing]

I love giant snakehead and normal common snakehead

[@anameidonthave7957]

Which species are common for human's meal?

[@ulstreamcaster4625]

No. 24 thats not limbata but Fire and Ice (Channa Burmanica)

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🙃🙊🙂👌😁👌

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Red barito?

[@NUHANSADILNETH123]

You fogot channa ara (ගන් ආරා)gan ara sri lankan giant snakehade 🌝

[@YashpalMehra1]

Nice

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

both live look breath mate the same

[@user-ok2iv5dm7d]

i want to sale some channa kelaartii (23)

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i want to sell some channa orientalis

[@detlev1990]

Parrachanna obscura ??

[@Ejay_mc]

Lol

[@raviduherath5758]

Can you give me a channa golden cobra

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Bro mera pass hyy

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Bu

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Very bad