Spotted Snakehead Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Channa punctatus
Family : Channidae
Order : Anabantiformes
Class : Actinopterygii
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Green Snakehead
Habitat : Stagnant water,Muddy stream
Description : Body of Spotted Snakehead is almost cylindrical anteriorly and laterally compressed posteriorly.Pointed tongue.Caudal fin rounded.Lateral line with 40-41 scales.Colour varies with the water they habitat.Generally grey on the back and lighter shade below.Pelvic fin thoracic. The species is mainly a carnivore. Favorite food of this species is other small fishes yolk flies and fish larvae. In its natural habitat, it consumes crustaceans, molluscs, insects, small fishes, semi-digested materials and sometimes plants. Its feeding habit changes seasonally. The intensity of feeding is low in mature fishes during the spawning period. Juvenile fish has constant habit of food.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu, Department of Zoology,Universityof Dhaka; Information sources: IUCN Red List Bangladesh-2015, Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh(volume 23).photo credit and copyright:Hasan, Mohammad Eusuf([email protected]),www.fishbase.se. more information please contact with us.