Snakehead Murrel
Channa striata
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 2,025
- Most observed in
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, or snakehead murrel and generally referred simply as mudfish. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some Pacific Islands. Reports from Madagascar and Hawaii are misidentifications of C. maculata. A genetic study published in 2017 indicates that C. striata is a species complex.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Channa striata”.