Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 35; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. One large scale on each side of the lower jaw (rarely 2 on one side); pelvic fin length always more than 50% of pectoral fin length; and 7-12 irregular black blotches on the upper half of body.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: known only from the Irrawaddy and Sittang river basins in Myanmar.

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274)

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless