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Great snakehead (Channa marulius)
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Great snakehead (Channa marulius) specimen
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Channidae

Great snakehead

Channa marulius

One Hundred Eighty Three Centimeters Channid Fish of Chinese Seas

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • East Asia
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Great snakehead is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Family
Channidae
Genus
Channa
Maximum length
183 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: India to China, south to Thailand and Cambodia (Ref. 12693 ) and Pakistan (Ref. 4833 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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