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Name
Scientific name
Channa stewartii
Described by
Authority Playfair, Year 1867, Bracketed
Family
Channidae
Common names
Assamese Snakehead
Photograph credits
Not recorded
Summary
The Assamese snakehead, Channa stewartii, is a snakehead of the C. gachua group from the Brahmaputra and Ganges basins of India, Bangladesh…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
297mm, total length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 120 cm, Minimum depth 45 cm
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 16–25°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Species tank only
Social needs
A pair
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Barak, Brahmaputra, Ganges
Writing
Etymology
Channa: the name dates back to Gronow (1763) and its origin is uncertain. It may come from a Greek name for a wide-mouthed sea fish. stewartii: named after Maj…
Distribution
Described from Cachar in the Barak valley of Assam, northeastern India. It's known from the Brahmaputra basin in India and Bangladesh, and from the Ganges basi…
Habitat
Recorded from both flowing and still water, including streams and ponds. The region has a monsoon climate with a warm, wet summer and a cool, dry winter, and k…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of at least 120 ∗ 45 cm is large enough for a single fish or a pair.
Maintenance
Furnish the tank densely with rocks, driftwood, plants and floating cover, arranged to give plenty of caves and to break up lines of sight between the fish. It…
Water conditions
Temperature: 16 – 25 °C pH: 6.0 – 8.0[9]
Diet
A predator. In the aquarium it takes meaty foods, live or frozen, such as earthworms, prawn and pieces of fish, and reports say it won't eat dried foods.[9]
Behaviour and compatibility
Aggressive towards its own kind and best kept singly or as a pair in a tank of its own. A pair is best formed by growing on a group and removing the others onc…
Sexual dimorphism
Females are slightly duller and more yellowish than males (Bordoloi et al., 2024).[4]
Reproduction
A mouthbrooder in which the male carries the eggs. In one aquarium spawning described in Practical Fishkeeping, the male brooded for ten days at 18 °C before r…
Notes
Also known as the Assamese snakehead. A member of the C. gachua group. The group holds most of the species in the genus, and includes both mouthbrooders and sp…
References
References
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