African obscure snakehead
Parachanna obscura
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- Scientific name
- Parachanna obscura
- Family
- Channidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Channidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Channa obscura, Channa obscurus, Ophicephalus obscurus, Ophiocephalus obscurus, Paraphiocephalus obscurus, Parophiocephalus obscurus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 26–30 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 40.6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 55 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 38 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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