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Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)

Description

White dorsal, anal and caudal margins; 3-3+1/2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the anterior dorsal rays; relatively small size (Ref. 27732).

Common Names

  • Boga
  • Hejogado
  • Gachua
  • \u0997\u09c7\u099a\u09c1\u09df\u09be
  • R\u00f8ds\u00f8mmet slangehovedfisk
  • Dwarf snakehead
  • Red seam snakehead
  • Konnak\u00e4\u00e4rmeenp\u00e4\u00e4
  • Asiatischer kleiner schlangenkopf
  • Bothua
  • \u092d\u094b\u0925\u0941\u092f\u093e
  • Pa kan
  • \u7de3\u9c67 (\u5bec\u984d\u9c67)
  • \u7f18\u9ce2 (\u5bbd\u989d\u9ce2)
  • Daku
  • Dhok
  • Dokrya
  • Mahi Sar Mary
  • C\u00e1 chanh duc

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anabantiformes

    Family: Channidae

    Genus: Channa

    Species: Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Asia: Afghanistan in the west to Indonesia through South and Central Asia.

    Biology

    Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in hill streams (Ref. 27732). Adults inhabit medium to large rivers, brooks, rapid-running mountain streams and stagnant water bodies including sluggish flowing canals (Ref. 12975). Feed at night on small fish, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 85309). Exhibit parental care, with the male brooding eggs and fry in his mouth (Ref. 85309).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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