Order Perciformes Higher classification Parachanna | Phylum Chordata Family Channidae Scientific name Parachanna africana Rank Species | |
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Similar Parachanna, Snakehead, Obscure snakehead, Parachanna insignis, Channa burmanica | ||
Parachanna africana
Parachanna africana (African snakehead or Niger snakehead) is a species of fish from west-central Africa. Little is published on its biology. Limited primarily to coastal sections of rivers, it is thought to be a nest-building, thrust predator like other Channidae.
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Its native range is southern Benin to southern Nigeria, primarily the Oueme River and the basin of the Niger River.
Parachanna africana eating meal worms african snakehead
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