| Small snakehead | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. asiatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms | |
The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).
References
- Zhuang, X. (2012). "Channa asiatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166021A1106176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166021A1106176.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channa asiatica". FishBase. August 2019 version.
- "Channa asiatica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
External links
- snakeheads.org the comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Channa asiatica | |
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