Channidae Family
The Animal (Parachanna Teugels & Daget, 1984) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary adaptations. This...
189 species in this family.110 species in this category
Blackfinned Snakehead (Channa melanoptera) - Facts & Information
Channa melanoptera (Bleeker, 1855)
Animal (BOLDADD) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa coccinea) - Facts & Information
Channa coccinea Britz, Tan & Rüber, 2024
Animal (Ophicephalus ocellatus) - Facts & Information
Ophicephalus ocellatus Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831
Animal (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Bullseye Snakehead; Great Snakehead; Giant Snakehead; Murrel (Channa marulius) - Facts & Information
Channa marulius (Hamilton, 1822)
Animal (BOLDABW) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACG) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa pardalis) - Facts & Information
Channa pardalis Knight, 2016
Night Snakehead (Channa nox) - Facts & Information
Channa nox Zhang, Musikasinthorn & Watanabe, 2002
Chel Snakehead (Channa amphibeus) - Facts & Information
Channa amphibeus (McClelland, 1845)
Animal (Channa aurantipectoralis) - Facts & Information
Channa aurantipectoralis Lalhlimpuia, Lalronunga & Lalramliana, 2016
Bangka Snakehead (Channa bankanensis) - Facts & Information
Channa bankanensis (Bleeker, 1853)
Animal (Channa brunnea) - Facts & Information
Channa brunnea Praveenraj, Uma, Moulitharan & Kannan, 2019
Animal (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
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Abioth; African Obscure Snakehead; African Snakehead; Boudha; Dunkelbäuchiger Schlangenkopf; Fakka; Hauti; Lotte; Marmorikäärmeenpää; Mushat; Môromôro; Norti; Ntoumounsog; Snake-Head; Snakehead; Tuhi (Parachanna obscura) - Facts & Information
Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)
Animal (Channa pyrophthalmus) - Facts & Information
Channa pyrophthalmus Britz, Tan & Rüber, 2024
Animal (BOLDABV) - Facts & Information
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African Snakehead; Afrikanischer Schlangenkopffisch; Afrikankäärmeenpää; Niger Snakehead (Parachanna africana) - Facts & Information
Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879)
Ikan Jaloi; Emperor Snakehead (Channa marulioides) - Facts & Information
Channa marulioides (Bleeker, 1851)
Congo Snakehead; Gezeichneter Schlangenkopf; Kongonkäärmeenpää (Parachanna insignis) - Facts & Information
Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)
Burmese Snakehead (Channa burmanica) - Facts & Information
Channa burmanica Chaudhuri, 1919
Animal (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa stiktos) - Facts & Information
Channa stiktos Lalramliana, Knight, Lalhlimpuia & Singh, 2018
Animal (Ophicephalus heterolepis) - Facts & Information
Ophicephalus heterolepis Sauvage, 1879
Animal (BOLDAEL) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACA) - Facts & Information
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Forest Snakehead (Channa lucius) - Facts & Information
Channa lucius (Cuvier, 1831)
Animal (Ophicephalus niger) - Facts & Information
Ophicephalus niger Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
Animal (BOLDACB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa shingon) - Facts & Information
Channa shingon Endruweit, 2017
Black Snakehead; Manu (Channa melasoma) - Facts & Information
Channa melasoma (Bleeker, 1851)
Animal (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDADN) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAED) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAER) - Facts & Information
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Dwarf Snakehead (Channa gachua) - Facts & Information
Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)
Animal (Channa pulchra) - Facts & Information
Channa pulchra Britz, 2007
Animal (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACP) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Ophicephalus fasciatus) - Facts & Information
Ophicephalus fasciatus Dabry de Thiersant, 1872
Animal (Channa rubora) - Facts & Information
Channa rubora Britz, Tan & Rüber, 2024
Animal (BOLDACS) - Facts & Information
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Ceylon Snakehead; Smooth-Breasted Snakehead; Sri Lanka Smooth-Breasted Snakefish; Smooth-Breasted Snakefish (Channa orientalis) - Facts & Information
Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Animal (BOLDAES) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa hoaluensis) - Facts & Information
Channa hoaluensis Nguyen, 2011
Animal (Channa cocnhayia) - Facts & Information
Channa cocnhayia Nguyen, Bui & Nguyen, 2015
Animal (Channa pseudomarulius) - Facts & Information
Channa pseudomarulius (Günther, 1861)
Cobalt Blue Channa (Channa torsaensis) - Facts & Information
Channa torsaensis Dey, Nur, Chowdhury, Sarkar, Kosygin & Barat, 2019
Animal (BOLDAEG) - Facts & Information
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Cabeza De Serpiente Rojo; Indonesian Snakehead; Tête De Serpent D'Indonésie; Vaha Varal; Giant Snakehead; Red Snakehead (Channa micropeltes) - Facts & Information
Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)
Animal (Channa andrao) - Facts & Information
Channa andrao Britz, 2013
Animal (Channa lipor) - Facts & Information
Channa lipor Praveenraj, Uma, Moulitharan & Singh, 2019
Animal (Channa diplogramma) - Facts & Information
Channa diplogramma (Day, 1865)
Animal (Ophiocephalus flos) - Facts & Information
Ophiocephalus flos Tirant, 1885
Animal (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
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Cabeza De Serpiente; Kinesisk Slangehovedfisk; Northern Snakehead; Ocellated Snakehead; Poisson Tête De Serpent; Snakehead (Channa argus) - Facts & Information
Channa argus (Cantor, 1842)
Animal (BOLDAEI) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Eochanna Roe) - Facts & Information
Eochanna Roe, 1991
Animal (BOLDAEH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa quinquefasciata) - Facts & Information
Channa quinquefasciata Praveenraj, Uma, Knight, Moulitharan, Balasubramanian, Bineesh & Bleher, 2018
Animal (BOLDACY) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAEB) - Facts & Information
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Barca Snakehead; Cheng Garaka; Pipli Cheng (Channa barca) - Facts & Information
Channa barca (Hamilton, 1822)
Animal (Channa auroflammea) - Facts & Information
Channa auroflammea Adamson, Britz & Lieng, 2019
Animal (Channa ornatipinnis) - Facts & Information
Channa ornatipinnis Britz, 2008
Animal (Channa pomanensis) - Facts & Information
Channa pomanensis Gurumayum & Tamang, 2016
Asian Snakeheads (Channa Scopoli) - Facts & Information
Channa Scopoli, 1777
Chinafish; Chinese Snakehead; Small Snakehead; Snakehead (Channa asiatica) - Facts & Information
Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Panaws Slangehovedfisk; Panaw Snakehead (Channa panaw) - Facts & Information
Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998
Animal (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Anchichanna) - Facts & Information
Anchichanna Murray & Thewissen, 2008
Animal (Channa rakhinica) - Facts & Information
Channa rakhinica Britz, Tan & Rüber, 2024
Paradel Kanaya; Brown Snakehead (Channa kelaartii) - Facts & Information
Channa kelaartii (Günther, 1861)
Animal (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAEU) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACH) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa nachi) - Facts & Information
Channa nachi Praveenraj & Moulitharan, 2025
Animal (Channa longistomata) - Facts & Information
Channa longistomata Nguyen, Nguyen & Nguyen, 2012
Animal (BOLDADL) - Facts & Information
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Golden Cobra Snakehead; Orange-Spotted Snakehead; Orangespotted Snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata) - Facts & Information
Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn, 2000
Animal (Channa aristonei) - Facts & Information
Channa aristonei Praveenraj, Thackeray, Singh, Uma, Moulitharan & Mukhim, 2020
Baram Snakehead (Channa baramensis) - Facts & Information
Channa baramensis (Steindachner, 1901)
Inle Snakehead (Channa harcourtbutleri) - Facts & Information
Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale, 1918)
Blotched Snakehead; Cabeza De Serpiente Cabrío; Cá Chuối Hoa; Ikan Gabus; Pa Kaw; Pa Kho; Quergestreifter Schlangenkopf; Snakehead; Taiwan-Dojô; Tête De Serpent Strié; Snakehead Mullet; मोरूल; ปลาช่อน; 鱧魚 (Channa maculata) - Facts & Information
Channa maculata (Lacepède, 1801)
Asian Snakehead; Cabeza De Serpiente Cabrío; Chevron Snakehead; Common Snakehead; Snakehead Murrel; Tête De Serpent Strié; Murrel; Striped Snakehead (Channa striata) - Facts & Information
Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)
Animal (BOLDADP) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACQ) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDADX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAFR) - Facts & Information
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Bluespotted Snakehead (Channa cyanospilos) - Facts & Information
Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker, 1853)
Animal (Channa rara) - Facts & Information
Channa rara Britz, Dahanukar, Anoop & Ali, 2019
Animal (BOLDAFS) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDABA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAEA) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Channa ninhbinhensis) - Facts & Information
Channa ninhbinhensis Nguyen, 2011
Rainbow Snakehead (Channa bleheri) - Facts & Information
Channa bleheri Vierke, 1991
Cabeza De Serpiente Moteada; Tête De Serpent Tachetée; Green Snakehead; Spotted Snakehead (Channa punctata) - Facts & Information
Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)
Animal (SH10FU) - Facts & Information
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