Channa asiatica
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Anabantaria
Ordo: Anabantiformes
Subordo: Channoidei
Familia: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species: Channa asiatica
Name
Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Holotype (unique): UUZM Linn. Coll. 171.
Type locality: Asia.
Type catalog: Lönnberg, 1896:39
Synonyms
Gymnotus asiaticus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Channa fasciata Steindachner, 1866
Channa formosana Jordan & Evermann, 1902
Channa ocellata Peters, 1864
Channa sinensis Sauvage, 1880
References
Primary references
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 246. Open access Reference page.
Pan, J.-H., Zhong, L., Zheng, C.-Y., Wu, H.-L. & Liu, J.-H. (eds.), 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press: frontmatter + 1-17 + 1-589.
Additional references
Courtenay, W.R., Jr. & Williams, J.D., 2004. Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae) -- a biological synopsis and risk assessment. Circular, U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey No. 1251: i-v + 1-143.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Lönnberg, E. 1896. Linnaean type-specimens of birds, reptiles, batrachians and fishes in the zoological museum of the Royal University in Upsala. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. Vol. 22(1): 3–45.
Nichols, J.T. 1943. The freshwater fishes of China. Natural history of Central Asia: Volume IX. The American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, 322 p.
Channa asiatica in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on May 18, 2024.
Links
snakeheads.org: comprehensive website about snakeheads
Vernacular names
Deutsch: Asiatischer Schlangenkopffisch
日本語: コウタイ
ไทย: ปลาช่อนเอเชียติกา, ปลาช่อนสีจีนใต้
Tiếng Việt: Cá trèo đồi
中文: 月鳢,七星鱧,姑呆,山斑鱼,七星鱼,点称鱼,山花鱼,黑鱼,乌鱼,乌棒,鲈鳢
Channa asiatica
The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).
References
Zhuang, X. (2012). "Channa asiatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166021A1106176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166021A1106176.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channa asiatica". FishBase. August 2019 version.
"Channa asiatica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
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