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Channa argus (Cantor, 1842)

Snakehead
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China country information

Common names: 乌鳢, 乌鳢, 沃氏鱧
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ma, X., X. Bangxi, W. Yindong and W. Mingxue, 2003
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Yunnan to Peking, and in the Liao , the Yalu (Ref. 2058), Lianzi Lake (Ref. 38003) and upper reaches of the Beijiang in Guangdong Province (Ref. 45323). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country for intensive culture in ponds and cages (Ref. 55380).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hwang, H.C., P.C. Yueh and S.F. Yu, 1982
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique.   Subtropical; 4°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060); 54°N - 25°N, 111°E - 141°E

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences |
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