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Scientific Name: Channa striata (Bloch, 1793)

Synonym: Channa striatus, Channa striatas (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Striped snakehead
Local/Bangla Name: Shol mach (শোল মাছ)
Bonyfish : Channa striata

Photo: Ramani Shirantha (Fishbase)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Channidae
Description:
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 38-43; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 – 27. Body is sub-cylindrical with depressed head. Caudal fin rounded. The dorsal surface and sides is dark and mottled with a combination of black and ochre, and white on the belly. A large head reminiscent of a snake’s head; deeply-gaping, fully toothed mouth. Very large scales are present.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Inhabit ponds, streams and rivers, preferring stagnant and muddy water of plains. Found mainly in swamps, but also occurs in the lowland rivers.
Environment:
Freshwater, Brackish (Benthopelagic)
Main References:

Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.

Other References:

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.

DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
GenBank Accession Number:
COI: KT762387  
Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
Global IUCN conservation status:
Other Information