Blotched snakehead
Channa maculata
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- Scientific name
- Channa maculata
- Family
- Channidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Channidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Bostrychus maculatus, Channa striata, Ophiocephalus maculatus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Difficult
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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