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Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998 Blackspotted snakehead |
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photo by
WWF / Vidthayanon, C. |
| Family: | Channidae (Snakeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 17.12 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: known only from the Irrawaddy and Sittang river basins in Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 39-41. One large scale on each side of the lower jaw (rarely 2 on one side); pelvic fin length always more than 50% of pectoral fin length; and 7-12 irregular black blotches on the upper half of body. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||