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Channidae is a family of fish within the order Anabantiformes and class Teleostei. The taxon, commonly known as snakeheads, belongs to the phylum Chordata and is classified under the parent taxon Channoidei. Its nomenclature follows the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, with the family name established by Fowler in 1934. The group has existed for approximately 49 million years.
These organisms inhabit brackish and freshwater environments. Records of Channidae have been documented in countries including Myanmar, Cameroon, French Polynesia, Togo, and Thailand. Specimens are held in institutions such as CAS, USNM, ROM, AM, and MCZ. The taxon status is accepted, and it is part of the kingdom Animalia.
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Species
snakeheads
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyChannidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 44
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Channidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, ROM, AM, MCZ, NMV
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, Cameroon, French Polynesia, Togo, Thailand, Singapore; Malaya, India, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Channoidei
- Image
- Parachanna africana after boulenger 1916.jpg
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- Commons category
- Channidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Channidae
- Code of nomenclature
- International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
- topic's main category
- Category:Channidae
- start time
- 48600000-0
- taxon common name
- slangehodefiskfamilien
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Encyclopedic overview
The snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long dorsal fins, large mouths, and shiny teeth. They breathe air with gills, which allows them to migrate short distances over land. They have suprabranchial organs, which are primitive forms of labyrinth organs, that develop when they grow older. The two extant genera are Channa in Asia and Parachanna in Africa, consisting of more than 50 species.
They are valuable as a food source and have become notorious as an intentionally released invasive species. These fish have been kept as pets, but as they get larger, people let them go into ponds, lakes, and rivers, making these fish invasive.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Channidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.