Assamese snakehead
Channa stewartii
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A dwarf snakehead from northeastern India (Assam and neighbouring states) and Nepal, from hill streams and ponds. It reaches about 25 to 30 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Channa stewartii
- Family
- Channidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Channidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Channa stewartius, Ophiocephalus stewartii
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 29.7 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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