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Name

Scientific name

Channa marulioides

Described by

Authority Bleeker, Year 1851

Family

Channidae

Common names

Emperor Snakehead

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

The emperor snakehead, Channa marulioides, is a large snakehead from southern Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, including Borneo and Sumatr…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

650mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Not recorded

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 22–30°C, pH 6–8

Hardness

2–15dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Species tank only

Social needs

Solitary or specimen

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, Batang Hari, Danau Sentarum, Indragiri, Kapuas, Musi

Writing

Etymology

Channa: from the Latin channe, used to refer to an unspecified species of sea perch. marulioides: from the specific name marulius and Ancient Greek εἶδος (eido…

Distribution

Native to southern Thailand (below the Isthmus of Kra), Malaysia, and Indonesia, including the Greater Sunda Islands. Type locality is 'Sambas, western Borneo,…

Habitat

Tends to inhabit larger river channels and inland lakes such as the Danau Sentarum system in Kalimantan, Borneo.

Aquarium size

Suitable only for public installations or the very largest private aquaria.

Maintenance

Relatively unfussy although some surface cover in the form of floating or overhanging vegetation or branches is appreciated. Unlike most Channa spp. it's pelag…

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Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

An obligate predator which probably feeds on smaller fishes, amphibians and terrestrial insects in nature but in most cases adapts well to dead alternatives in…

Behaviour and compatibility

Best-maintained in a species-specific aquarium. Juveniles and subadults are relatively peaceful with one another but become aggressive when they reach sexual m…

Sexual dimorphism

Not written yet

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

This species is often confused with the nominal congeners C. marulius (Hamilton, 1822) and C. melanoptera (Bleeker, 1855) with all three presenting taxonomic p…

References

References

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