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Parachanna

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Parachanna

Higher classification
  
Snakehead

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Channidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Obscure snakehead, Snakehead, Parachanna africana, Channa, Orange‑spotted snakehead

Parachanna africana


Parachanna is a genus of snakeheads native to tropical Africa. One fossil species, Parachanna fayumensis, dated to the Upper Eocene and Lower Oligocene is known from the Jebel Qatrani Formation of the Fayum Depression, Egypt.

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Parachanna Obscure Snakehead Parachanna obscura

Parachanna africana


Species

The three recognized extant species in this genus are:

  • Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879) (African snakehead)
  • Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884) (brown snakehead)
  • Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861) (obscure snakehead)

    • Parachanna Parachanna africana Ophiocephalus africanus Channa africana

    Parachanna Parachanna obscura MonsterFishKeeperscom


    Parachanna Parachanna obscura African snakehead Seriously Fish

    Parachanna Parachanna obscura African snakehead Seriously Fish

    References

    Parachanna Wikipedia
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