Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 127648). Tropical. Asia: Sri Lanka. Dorsal soft rays (total): 47 - 48; Anal soft rays: 29 - 30; Vertebrae: 56.

Channa Ara which is known as Kalumaha ( Sinhala : කලුමහ ) has a deep black body with numerous white to gold speckles on the underside. C. ara is an endemic species to the Mahaweli River basin.

Channa is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species. The genus has a wide natural distribution extending from Iraq in the west, to Indonesia and China in the east, and parts of Siberia in the Far East.

2020年9月1日 · Purpose : Fish species of the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, represent biggest and most caught native freshwater species in Sri Lanka. Despite importance for biodiversity and...

2017年7月13日 · Channa Ara is the Endemic Largest Snakehead fish of Sri Lanka

Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads) Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335). Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

channa ara - freshwater fish heritage of sri lanka ( sri lanka giant snakehed) Common name- sri lanka gan ara/ ගං ආරාScientific name- channa cf. araSize - ma...

Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many freshwater fauna, including fish, crabs, molluscs, and other aquatic insects. This is a partial list of fish species found in...more ↓

Thanks for watching this video ️ Monster fish (Snake hed) ඇතිකරන්නන් අතර ජනප්‍රිය මත්ස්‍යයෙක් ලෙස Channa ara නැත්නම් ගං ආරා ගන්න පුලුවන්. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ආවෙනික මිරිදිය මත්ස්‍යයෙක් වන අතර video...

Unexpected species diversity within Sri Lanka’s snakehead fishes of the Channa marulius group (Teleostei: Channidae). Zootaxa 4747(1):113-132. (Ref. 127648)