Malabar snakehead
Channa diplogramma
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- Scientific name
- Channa diplogramma
- Family
- Channidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Channidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Channa diplogramme, Ophiocephalus diplogramma
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–32 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 48 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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