Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Channa Higher classification Channa | Phylum Chordata Family Channidae Scientific name Channa asiatica Rank Species | |
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Similar Blotched snakehead, Channa, Snakehead, Channa bleheri, Orange‑spotted snakehead | ||
The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).
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