Channa nox, Dark snakehead

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Channa nox Zhang, Musikasinthorn & Watanabe, 2002

Dark snakehead
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335);  nox: From the dark body color of the fish..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43157)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 47-51; Anal soft rays: 31 - 33; Vertebrae: 53 - 55. Dorsal surface of the body dark; 8-11 irregular (often anteriorly pointed V-shaped) black blotches or bands on upper half of the body; a white-rimmed black ocellus on caudal peduncle; sparse white spots on body and dorsal and caudal fins. Hyomandibular process with the mid- to lower lateral edge mesially protruded. One to 2 small to medium-sized scales found on the undersurface of each side of the lower jaw. Pelvic fin absent. Cheek scales 9-13 (Ref. 43157).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Generally restricted to relatively narrow regions, characterized by humid rainforest climate (Ref. 43157).

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Zhang, C.-G., P. Musikasinthon and K. Watanabe, 2002. Channa nox, a new channid fish lacking a pelvic fin from Guangxi, China. Ichthyol. Res. 49(2):140-146. (Ref. 43157)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100).