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Channa micropeltes in Singapore
Giant snakehead

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Channa micropeltes   (Cuvier, 1831)
Family:	Channidae (Snakeheads)			picture (Chmic_j3.jpg) by Liao, T.-Y.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Giant snakehead
Max. size:	130 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30857); max. published weight: 20.0 kg (Ref. 4835)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range - 100 m
Climate:	tropical; 25 - 28°C; 10°N - 1°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)
Distribution:	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins; the Malay Peninsula, and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Material from India usually referred to as this species actually represents a distinct species.
Diagnosis:	A broad, dark longitudinal stripe in adults; two black longitudinal stripes with a bright orange intermediate area in juveniles (Ref. 27732).
Biology:	Occurs in lowland river and swamp (Ref. 57235). Usually associated with deep water bodies (Ref. 27732). Found in large streams and canals (Ref. 4833), with standing or slowly flowing water (Ref. 12693). Feeds mainly on fish but also takes some crustaceans. Spawns in small streams with dense vegetation (Ref. 56749). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931). Economic important mainly from capture fisheries (Ref. 57235)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Roberts, T.R.. 1989. (Ref. 2091)
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Singapore country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:  Tan, B.C. and K.-S. Tan, 2003
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Fry was imported as feeder fish for "flower horn" / Luohan hybrid cichlid aquarium fish. Is now less common in the wild than before due to overfishing and clearing of water weeds in reservoirs (Ref. 52035). Also Ref. 51823.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Ng, P.K.L., L.M. Chou and T.J. Lam, 1993
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	Note: No data are available if label is black .
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Internet sources:	Alien/Invasive species database | BiOSC Point Data | CISTI | FAO aquaculture | Google | GOBASE | GenBank ( genome, nucleotide ) | PubMed | Recipes | Scirus | Public aquariums | Tree of Life | Zoological Record FishWatcher | Other web sites |
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	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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