| Spotted snakehead | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) | |
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Channa punctata, thespotted snakehead, is a species ofsnakehead. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and nearby areas, ranging acrossAfghanistan,Pakistan,India,Sri Lanka,Nepal,Bangladesh,Myanmar andTibet.[2] Its natural habitats are swamps, ponds and brackish water systems.[2] It is a fish of high food value and has little value as aquarium fish.
Channa punctatus normally grows to around 15.0 cm (5.9 in) in length, but males up to 31.0 cm (12.2 in) have also been captured.[2] The spotted snakehead is listed as Least Concern inIUCN, due to lack of major threats to this species populations.[1]
The species is mainly a carnivore. Favorite food of this species is other small fishes yolk flies and fish larvae. In its natural habitat, it consumes crustaceans, molluscs, insects, small fishes, semi-digested materials and sometimes plants. Its feeding habit changes seasonally. The intensity of feeding is low in mature fishes during the spawning period. Juvenile fish has constant habit of food.[3]
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