Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb). [3]

The Giant Snakehead is a daytime predator, feeding on fishes, frogs, and birds. It has a reputation of being very aggressive and even attacking humans (Courtenay and Williams, 2004).

The study, published in the July 2024 edition of Northeastern Naturalist, found that the majority of female Chesapeake Channa, also known as northern snakehead, collected from the upper Chesapeake Bay carried eggs in two distinct sizes, suggesting those fish …

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) is a species of snakehead fish native to temperate East Asia, in China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. Their natural range goes from the Amur River watershed in Siberia and Manchuria down to Hainan. [3]

Ge­o­graphic Range Channa argus, com­monly known as north­ern snake­head, is na­tive to river drainages to the Pa­cific in east Asia, from Hei­long (Amur) River basin, Us­suri River basin, and Lake Khanka on the Russ­ian-Chi­ne­ses bor­der south to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China. in in Ko­rean and Chi­nese rivers in be­tween. The species has been widely in­tro ...

In 2011, the Malabar snakehead Channa diplogramma from peninsular India was shown to be a distinct species, 146 years after its initial description and 134 years after it was synonymised with C. micropeltes, establishing it is an endemic species of peninsular India.

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) has a most unusual ability: It can breathe outside of the water, as well as within.

Four species of snakeheads have been introduced into the United States: Northern snakehead (Channa argus), bullseye snakehead (C. marulius), giant snakehead (C. micropeltes), and blotched snakehead (C. maculata).

Oct 25, 2023 · The northern snakehead, C. argus, has a long torpedo-shaped body that tapers towards the tail, and long, single dorsal (49-50 fin rays) and anal (31-32 fin rays) fins. It has a small head, a large mouth and numerous sharp villiform teeth in bands, with some large canine-like teeth on the lower jaw and palatines ( Cudmore and Mandrak, 2006 ).

Nov 14, 2014 · The Indonesian or giant snakehead, Channa micropeltes, is a large freshwater fish native to south-east Asia. It is a hardy, highly predacious species that is able to breathe air and survive out of water for long periods. The species may also undertake overland migrations to new aquatic environments and burrow into mud to survive dry periods.