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Channidae
18 species in this family
The Channidae family belongs to the gouramis & snakeheads and includes 18 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
Banded snakehead
Channa striata
Channidae
African snakehead (Parachanna obscura)
Channidae
Giant snakehead
Channa micropeltes
Channidae
Northern snakehead
Channa argus
Channidae
Walking snakehead
Channa orientalis
Channidae
Blotched snakehead
Channa maculata
Channidae
Black snakehead
Channa melasoma
Channidae
Dwarf snakehead
Channa gachua
Channidae
Ocellated snakehead
Channa pleurophthalma
Channidae
Small snakehead
Channa asiatica
Channidae
All species from A to Z
African snakehead (Parachanna obscura)
Channidae
African snakehead (Parachanna africana)
Channidae
Assamese snakehead
Channa stewartii
Channidae
Banded snakehead
Channa striata
Channidae
Bangka snakehead
Channa bankanensis
Channidae
Barca snakehead
Channa barca
Channidae
Black snakehead
Channa melasoma
Channidae
Blotched snakehead
Channa maculata
Channidae
Burmese snakehead
Channa harcourtbutleri
Channidae
Dwarf snakehead
Channa gachua
Channidae
Giant snakehead
Channa micropeltes
Channidae
Javanese snakehead
Channa lucius
Channidae
Largespotted snakehead
Parachanna insignis
Channidae
Northern snakehead
Channa argus
Channidae
Ocellated snakehead
Channa pleurophthalma
Channidae
Small snakehead
Channa asiatica
Channidae
Spotted snakehead
Channa punctata
Channidae
Walking snakehead
Channa orientalis
Channidae