Largespotted snakehead

Parachanna insignis

Channid Fish of African Waters

Largespotted snakehead is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 53.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Channidae
Genus: Parachanna
Maximum length: 53.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Kouilou River in Republic of Congo (Ref. 81648 ), Ogooué basin in Gabon (Ref. 81648 , 111328 ) and the Congo basin in Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 111328 ). Sympatric with Parachanna obscura in some parts of the Ogowe and Congo basins (Ref. 3575 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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