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Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Perciformes
family
Channidae
genus
Channa
species
Channa micropeltes

Name

Synonyms
Channa micropeltis (Cuvier, 1831)
Ophicephalus bivittatus Bleeker, 1845
Ophicephalus micropeltes Cuvier, 1831
Ophicephalus serpentinus Cuvier, 1831
Ophicephalus stevensii Bleeker, 1854
Ophiocephalus micropeltes Cuvier, 1831
Ophiocephalus studeri Volz, 1903
Homonyms
Channa micropeltes (Cuvier, 1831)
Common names
Anak roman in Malay
Cabeza de serpiente gigante in Spanish
Cabeza de serpiente rojo in Spanish
Cabeza de serpiente rojo in Spanish
Cabeça-de-cobra-gigante in Portuguese
Chhdor in Central Khmer
Cá Lóc bông in Vietnamese
Indonesian snakehead in English
Indonesian snakehead in English
Indonesisk slangehovedfisk in Danish
Juovakäärmeenpää in Finnish
Kamal fish in Malay
Puli vaka in Malayalam
Riel in Central Khmer
Rode slangkopvis in Dutch
Rød Slangehovedfisk in Danish
Singapore dalag in English
Toman in Indonesian
Trey chhdaur in Central Khmer
Trey chhdor in Central Khmer
Trey diep in Central Khmer
Tête de serpent d'Indonésie in French
Tête de serpent d'Indonésie in French
Vaaka varaal in Malayalam
Vaha Varal in language.
giant snakehead in English
giant snakehead in English
red snakehead in English
red snakehead in English
Коричневый змееголов in Russian
പുലി വാക in Malayalam
പുള്ളി വാക in Malayalam
വാക വരാല് in Malayalam
ปลาชะโด in Thai
ปลาอ้ายป๊อก in Thai
ปลาแมงพู่ in Thai
レッドスネークヘッド in Japanese
印尼鱧 in Chinese
小盾鱧 in Chinese
魚虎 in Chinese
Giant Snakehead in English
Giant Snakehead in English
Vaha Varal in Malayalam

Bibliographic References

  1. Courtenay, Walter R., Jr., and James D. Williams, 2004: Snakeheads (Pisces, Channidae): a biological synopsis and risk assesment. Circular 1251. v + 143.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
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