Black snakehead
(Channa melasoma)

Classification

Species: Channa melasoma
Genus: Channa - Snakeheads
Family: Channidae - Snakeheads
Order: Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Black snakehead
Habitat: Freshwater
Distribution:

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