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Channa striata  (Bloch, 1793)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 166667

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ophiocephalus striatus Bloch, 1793
  
    Ophiocephalus vagus Peters, 1868
  
    Ophicephalus striatus Bloch, 1793
  
    Ophicephalus planiceps Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophiocephalus chena Hamilton, 1822
  
    Ophiocephalus wrahl Lacepède, 1801
  
    Ophiocephalus striatus qualamudensis Gianferrari, 1930
  
  Common Name(s): murrel [English]
  
    Tête de serpent strié [French]
  
    Cabeza de serpiente cabrío [Spanish]
  
    dalag
 
    Chevron snakehead [English]
  
    striped snakehead [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  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 striata (Bloch, 1793) – murrel, Tête de serpent strié, Cabeza de serpiente cabrío, dalag, Chevron snakehead, striped snakehead  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wayne C. Starnes  
  Notes: Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA   
  Reference for: Channa striata    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: American Fisheries Society, 1991, database (version 1)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Channa striata   
       
  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 striata   
       
  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 striata   
       
  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 striata, striped snakehead [English], Tête de serpent strié [French], Cabeza de serpiente cabrío [Spanish]   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Channa striata   
       
  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 striata, Chevron snakehead [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Perera, W. P. Naalin, Sandun J. Perera, Chaminda N. Walpita, Suranga Kodithuwakku et al.  
  Publication Date: 2020   
  Article/Chapter Title: Snakeheads of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic and biogeographic review   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Agricultural Sciences -- Sri Lanka, vol. 15, no. 3   
  Page(s): 411-425   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 2386-1363   
  Notes: doi: 10.4038/jas.v15i3.9032   
  Reference for: Channa striata, murrel [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Riehl, R., and H. A. Baensch  
  Publication Date: 1989   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Aquarium Atlas   
  Page(s): 992   
  Publisher: Hans A. Baensch   
  Publication Place: Melle, Germany   
  ISBN/ISSN: 3-88244-050-3   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Channa striata, Chevron snakehead [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Introduced  
 

 

    

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