Channa maculata (Lacepède, 1801)
Blotched snakehead
Channa maculata
photo by CAFS

 Family:  Channidae (Snakeheads)
 Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Asia: Japan, southern China, Viet Nam, Taiwan and the Philippines.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Adults inhabit silty and weedy bottoms of rivers and ponds or lakes (Ref. 9671). Feed on crustaceans, large insects, frogs and fishes (Ref. 5258). Oviparous (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Agustin, Liza Q. - 08.12.93
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 27.02.14
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 17.01.05

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