Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867)

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Eastern Himalaya (India and Nepal).

Biology

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs both in running and standing waters (Ref. 4833). Found in ponds and streams (Ref. 41236).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless