Blotched snakehead

Channa maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Channidae
Genus:	Channa
Species:	C. maculata
Binomial name
	Channa maculata; (Lacépède, 1801)
Synonyms
	Ophicephalus guentheri Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874; Ophicephalus lucius Koller, 1927; Ophicephalus tadianus Jordan & Evermann, 1902; Ophiocephalus marmoratus Brind, 1914;

Channa maculata, the blotched snakehead, is a species of snakehead. It is native to southern China and northern Vietnam, but has been widely introduced to other countries, where it is an invasive species.^[2] Adults typically grow to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in), but a maximum of 20 cm (8 in) has been recorded.^[3]

References

^ "Channa maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
^ ^a ^b "Channa maculata (Lacepde, 1802)". United States Geological Survey. November 23, 2009.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channa maculata". FishBase.

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[1] "Channa maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

[USGS-2] "Channa maculata (Lacepde, 1802)". United States Geological Survey. November 23, 2009.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channa maculata". FishBase.

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