FishincSpecies catalog
Northern snakehead
Channa argus
Northern snakehead (Channa argus) belongs to the family Channidae. Habitat: fresh water.
Profile
| Scientific name | Channa argus |
|---|---|
| Family | Channidae |
| Habitat | Fresh water |
| Group | Predators |
| Other names | Fishzilla |
| Regional lists in Fishinc | USA and Canada freshwater |
Identifying features
- Long, cylindrical snake-like body
- Flat snake-like head with a large mouth
- Very long dorsal and anal fins
- Rounded tail
- Tan to brown body with large irregular dark brown blotches along the flanks
Northern snakehead in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| German | Nördlicher Schlangenkopf |
| Italian | Pesce testa di serpente, Testa di serpente settentrionale, Testa di serpente |
| Polish | Wężogłów |
| Czech | Hadohlavec skvrnitý, Hadohlavec skvrnitý amurský, Hadohlavec amurský |
| Turkish | Kuzey yılanbaşı, Kuzeyli yılanbaş |
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