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Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)

Common Names

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  • Gorissa
  • Goroi
  • Lata
  • Lati
  • Taki
  • Taki
  • Nga yan-panaw
  • Nga-thilon
  • Nga-yan-lon
  • Plettet slangehovedfisk
  • Spotted snakehead
  • Spotted snakehead
  • Spotted snakehead
  • Spotted snakehead
  • Pilkkuk\u00e4\u00e4rmeenp\u00e4\u00e4
  • T\u00eate de serpent tachet\u00e9e
  • Punktierter Schlangenkopf
  • Girai
  • Murral
  • Saap
  • Phool-dhok
  • \u092b\u0941\u0932 \u0927\u094b\u0915
  • Belikorava
  • Korava
  • Kuchi
  • Soal
  • Khathlei
  • Araccan
  • Kayichal
  • Kayichil
  • \u0d15\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d4d
  • \u0d2a\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d35\u0d30\u0d3e\u0d32\u0d4d
  • \u7fe0\u9c67
  • \u7fe0\u9ce2
  • \u7fe0\u9ce2
  • Maral
  • Korang
  • Ngamu-bogra
  • Bhote
  • Garai
  • Helae
  • Gorissa
  • Daula
  • Dulloonga
  • Duloora
  • \u0a38\u0a4b\u0a32
  • \u0a26\u0a41\u0a32\u0a4c\u0a70\u0a17\u0a3e
  • \u0417\u043c\u0435\u0435\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0439
  • Mada kanaya
  • Cabeza de serpiente moteada
  • Prickig Ormhuvudfisk
  • Korava
  • Koravai
  • Para koravai
  • \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bb5
  • \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc8
  • \u0baa\u0bb0 \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc8
  • \u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc8
  • Burada matta
  • Kurra meenu
  • Matta gudisa
  • Mitta
  • Muttah
  • \u0c2e\u0c3f\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c1f

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anabantiformes

    Family: Channidae

    Genus: Channa

    Species: Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Yunnan in China.

    Biology

    Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in ponds, swamps, brackish water (Ref. 6028), ditches and beels (Ref. 1479). Adults prefer stagnant waters in muddy streams (Ref. 4833). Feed on worms, insects and small fish (Ref. 6028). Accept chopped fish and shrimp in the aquarium. Breed throughout the year. Mitochondrial hypertrophy, noted in the double cone of the retina of this species, is considered a basic process in oil droplet formation (Ref. 10557) believed to be an adaptation for enhanced visual contrast detection in turbid waters (Ref. 10407). Used as live bait for angling larger snakeheads.

    Habitat

    brackish

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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