Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: India and Bhutan. Has been confused with Channa barca.

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in large rivers.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless