Channa asiatica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Channoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Anabantaria Ordo: Anabantiformes Subordo: Channoidei

Familia: Channidae
Genus: Channa
Species: Channa asiatica

Name

Channa asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype (unique): UUZM Linn. Coll. 171.

Type locality: Asia.

Type catalog: Lönnberg, 1896:39

Synonyms

Gymnotus asiaticus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Channa fasciata Steindachner, 1866
Channa formosana Jordan & Evermann, 1902
Channa ocellata Peters, 1864
Channa sinensis Sauvage, 1880

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 246. Reference page.
Pan, J.-H., Zhong, L., Zheng, C.-Y., Wu, H.-L. & Liu, J.-H. (eds.), 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press: frontmatter + 1-17 + 1-589.

Additional references

Courtenay, W.R., Jr. & Williams, J.D., 2004. Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae) -- a biological synopsis and risk assessment. Circular, U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey No. 1251: i-v + 1-143.
Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Lönnberg, E. 1896. Linnaean type-specimens of birds, reptiles, batrachians and fishes in the zoological museum of the Royal University in Upsala. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. Vol. 22(1): 3–45.
Nichols, J.T. 1943. The freshwater fishes of China. Natural history of Central Asia: Volume IX. The American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, 322 p.
Channa asiatica in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on May 18, 2024.

Links

snakeheads.org: comprehensive website about snakeheads

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Asiatischer Schlangenkopffisch
日本語: コウタイ
ไทย: ปลาช่อนเอเชียติกา, ปลาช่อนสีจีนใต้
Tiếng Việt: Cá trèo đồi
中文: 月鳢,七星鱧,姑呆,山斑鱼,七星鱼,点称鱼,山花鱼,黑鱼,乌鱼,乌棒,鲈鳢