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Channa micropeltes  (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 642757

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ophiocephalus micropeltes Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophicephalus micropeltes Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophicephalus serpentinus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831
  
    Ophicephalus stevensii Bleeker, 1854
  
    Ophiocephalus studeri Volz, 1903
  
  Common Name(s): Indonesian snakehead [English]
  
    Tête de serpent d'Indonésie [French]
  
    Cabeza de serpiente rojo [Spanish]
  
    giant snakehead [English]
  
    red 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 micropeltes (Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831) – Indonesian snakehead, Tête de serpent d'Indonésie, Cabeza de serpiente rojo, giant snakehead, red snakehead  
       

 References
       
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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 micropeltes   
       
  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 micropeltes   
       
  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 micropeltes, Indonesian snakehead [English], Tête de serpent d'Indonésie [French], Cabeza de serpiente rojo [Spanish]   
       
  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 micropeltes, giant snakehead [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al.  
  Publication Date: 1991   
  Article/Chapter Title: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21   
  Page(s): 243   
  Publisher: American Fisheries Society   
  Publication Place: Bethesda, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-913235-54-7, 0097-0638  
  Notes: 0-913124-54-7 (cloth)   
  Reference for: Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Incidental  
 

 

    

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