Small snakehead
(Channa asiatica)
Classification
Species:
Channa asiatica
Genus:
Channa - Snakeheads
Family: Channidae - Snakeheads
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
The small snakehead (Channa asiatica) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It also can be found in Taiwan and southern Japan, to which it migrated (or was introduced). It is a medium-sized snakehead which is a nestbuilder (as opposed to the Indian mouthbrooder dwarf snakeheads).