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Channa asiatica  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 166683

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Gymnotus asiaticus Linnaeus, 1758
  
    Channa fasciata Steindachner, 1866
  
    Channa formosana Jordan and Evermann, 1902
  
    Channa ocellata Peters, 1864
  
    Channa sinensis Sauvage, 1880
  
    Notopterus squamosus Lacepède, 1800
  
    Bostrychoides oculatus Lacepède, 1801
  
    Ophicephalus iris Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophicephalus miliaris Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophicephalus puticola Richardson, 1846
  
  Common Name(s): Small snakehead [English]
  
    Chinese snakehead [English]
  
    Chinafish [English]
  
    snakehead [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPerciformes  – perch-like fishes  
                               SuborderChannoidei   
                                  FamilyChannidae Fowler, 1934 – snakeheads, cabezas de serpiente, têtes-de-serpent  
                                     GenusChanna Scopoli, 1777 – Asian snakeheads  
                                        SpeciesChanna asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) – Small snakehead, Chinese snakehead, Chinafish, snakehead  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004, website (version 10-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Channa asiatica   
       
  Source: Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, 02-May-2022, website (version 02-May-22)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & van der Laan, R. (eds) 2022. ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: GENERA, SPECIES, REFERENCES. (https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 05 May 2022   
  Reference for: Channa asiatica   
       
  Source: FAO AFSIS species list, 01-Jul-2021, database (version 01-Jul-21)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species for fishery statistics purposes. Available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en   
  Reference for: Channa asiatica, Small snakehead [English]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Channa asiatica   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Courtenay, Walter R., Jr., and James D. Williams  
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae): a biological synopsis and risk assesment   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Circular 1251   
  Page(s): v + 143   
  Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey   
  Publication Place: Reston, Virgina, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 060793720   
  Notes: doi: 10.3133/cir1251   
  Reference for: Channa asiatica, Chinese snakehead [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Channa asiatica   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.  
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
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