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Channa asiatica
(C. Linnaeus, 1758)
(fish)
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Entity:
Channa (Genus)
..Channa amphibeus (Species)
..Channa argus (Species) - northern snakehead
..Channa aurantimaculata (Species) - orange-spotted snakehead
..Channa bankanensis (Species)
..Channa baramensis (Species)
..Channa barca (Species)
..Channa bleheri (Species)
..Channa burmanica (Species)
..Channa cyanospilos (Species)
..Channa diplogramma (Species)
..Channa gachua (Species)
..Channa harcourtbutleri (Species)
..Channa longistomata (Species)
..Channa lucius (Species)
..Channa maculata (Species)
..Channa marulioides (Species)
..Channa marulius (Species)
..Channa melanoptera (Species)
..Channa melasoma (Species) - black snakehead
..Channa micropeltes (Species) - giant snakehead
..Channa nox (Species)
..Channa orientalis (Species) - walking snakehead
..Channa panaw (Species)
..Channa pleurophthalmus (Species)
..Channa punctata (Species) - spotted snakehead
..Channa stewartii (Species)
..Channa striata (Species) - chevron snakehead
..Channa theophrasti (Species)
..Channa asiatica (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 246.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Channa
(Genus)
Scopoli, 1777
Combinations
Basionym
:
Gymnotus asiaticus
Linnaeus, 1758
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Channa formosana
Jordan & Evermann, 1902
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Channa ocellata
Peters, 1864
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Channa sinensis
Sauvage, 1880
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Chinese slangkopvis
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026