Bony fish · Perciformes · Channidae
Snakehead Murrel
Channa striata
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk. See full glossary
Channa striata is a snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead and striped snakehead. It is native to South and South East Asia, and has been introduced onto some Pacific islands.
Weight
up to 3 kg
Size
up to 1 m
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Fun facts
- It is an obligate air breather and survives the dry season buried in the mud, living off its fat reserves as long as its skin and breathing apparatus stay damp.
- The male guards the shoal of fry, which stays just below the surface.
Life cycle & biology
- Skeleton type
- Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)
- Habitat & environment
- Swamps, flooded paddy fields, canals and slow rivers of turbid, stagnant water in South and South-East Asia, between 1 and 10 m and mostly between 1 and 2 m
- Sexual maturity
- Length at first maturity 18 cm
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channa_striata
Where to find it
See its range on the interactive mapWhere to watch it
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Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Snakehead Murrel — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
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