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Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae Snakeheads

Genus: Parachanna

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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879)

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Parachanna africana
[African snakehead]

Photo by Hanssens, M.

Africa
Max. Length 53.2 cm TL
Parachanna insignis (Sauvage, 1884)

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Parachanna insignis
[Largespotted snakehead]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Africa
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Parachanna obscura (Günther, 1861)

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Parachanna obscura
[African obscure snakehead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Parachanna africana African snakehead Africa 32 TL 1879
Parachanna insignis Largespotted snakehead Africa 53.2 TL 1884
Parachanna obscura African obscure snakehead Africa 50 SL 1861



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