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Channa asiatica in Hong Kong
Small snakehead

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Channa asiatica   (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family:	Channidae (Snakeheads)			picture (Chasi_u3.jpg) by CAFS
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Small snakehead
Max. size:	20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5258)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Yangtze River basin in central China, Taiwan, Hainan Island to the Red River basin of northern Viet Nam (Ref. 43157). Also reported from Japan and Sri Lanka (Ref. 559).
Biology:	Generally restricted to relatively narrow regions, characterized by humid rainforest climate (Ref. 43157). Feeds on crustaceans, insect larvae and fish
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss. 1981. (Ref. 5258)
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Hong Kong country information
Common names:	San ban, Small snakehead		Ref:  Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Man, S.H. and I.J. Hodgkiss, 1981
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	Modified:  Sampang, Arlene G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07