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Scientific Name: Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793)
Synonym: Channa punctatus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Spotted snakehead
Local/Bangla Name: Taki (টাকি), Lata (লাটা), Gorai (গরাই), Lati (লাটি), Okon (ওকন), Chaitan (চাইতান)
Photo: Ramani Shirantha (Fishbase)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Description:
Fin formula: D 28-33; A 20-23; P 15-18; V 6. Body is elongated and cylindrical. Eyes are comparatively small and located anterior part of head. Lower jaw slightly protruding. Barbels are absent. Scales are large. Pectoral just above pelvic, caudal large and rounded. 40-41 scales occur on lateral line. A series of about 8-9 vertical bands above lateral line. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins are dark gray in color.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Abundant in ponds, swamps, brackish water, ditches and beels. Adults prefer stagnant waters in muddy streams.
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.
DoF Bangladesh (2023) Album: Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh, Dhaka. 200 pp.