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Name
Scientific name
Channa maculata
Described by
Authority Lacepède, Year 1801, Bracketed
Family
Channidae
Common names
Blotched Snakehead
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
The blotched snakehead, Channa maculata, is a snakehead from coastal drainages of southeastern China, including Hong Kong, and northern Vie…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
300mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
China, Hong Kong, Japan, Madagascar, Philippines, Taiwan, United States, Vietnam, Hangjiang, Minjiang, Nan, Yangtze, Zhu
Writing
Etymology
Channa: from the Latin channe, used to refer to an unspecified species of sea perch. maculata: from the Latin maculatus, meaning 'stained, spotted', in referen…
Distribution
This species is widely-distributed in Pacific coastal drainages of southeastern China (e.g. the Yangtze, Minjiang, Hangjiang River, and Pearl (Nanjiujiang) riv…
Habitat
Tends to inhabit still or slow-running rivers and backwaters with silty substrates and dense aquatic vegetation.
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An obligate predator which feeds on invertebrates, amphibians, and smaller fishes in nature but in most cases adapts well to dead alternatives in captivity. So…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
This species is a biparental free spawner. At the peak of courtship the male and female embrace in a similar fashion to anabantoids. No bubble nest is built an…
Notes
This species is frequently confused with C. argus but can be distinguished by the following characters: dorsal-fin rays 38-45 (vs. 47-50 in C. argus); anal fin…
References
References
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