Burmese snakehead (Channa harcourtbutleri)

Scientific name: Channa harcourtbutleri Annandale, 1918

Burmese snakehead (Channa harcourtbutleri)

The Burmese snakehead (Channa harcourtbutleri) is a freshwater fish of the family Channidae. Native range: Asia, Myanmar.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 34-38; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26; Vertebrae: 42 - 45. Dorsum black to purplish-black, posterior part below lateral lines sometimes with black oblique streaks on dark grey background; ventrum dirty white to grey, with scattered darker grey spots; throat with bluish spots and blotches on dark-grey background, appearing marbled.. Head distinctly flatter and less convex (postorbital depth 30.9-35% HL); head length 33.2-34% SL; head width 16.9-19% SL; pelvic fins 2.3-3% of inter-pelvic fin distance.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Channa harcourtbutleri
Family
Channidae (Snakeheads)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.5
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Myanmar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated