Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 48 - 49; Anal soft rays: 31 - 32; Vertebrae: 56 - 57. Can be diagnosed by having deep and narrow mouth, arc length greater than width, 62-64 lateral line scales, 56-57 vertebrae, 4-6 gill rakers on first arc, flat tongue with thin tip slightly rounded, occupying the width of the mouth cavity, and body with 7-8 horizontal stripes (Ref. 91062).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa hoaluensis Nguyen, 2011

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Vietnam.

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless