Small snakehead
Channa asiatica
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- Scientific name
- Channa asiatica
- Family
- Channidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Channidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Channa formosana, Channa ocellata, Channa sinensis, Gymnotus asiaticus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 160 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 100 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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