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Barca Snakehead

Channa barca

Also known as: Indian Snakehead, Tiger Snakehead

Adult
@sauravdhanuka · afaefea, Australia · January 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, or in pairs, over rivers and in hill streams. They have vertical burrows, along the margins of large rivers, and wetlands, these are mainly used in the dry season, where there will be a large chamber, leading to the ground water table.
Juveniles found in small schools.
Asia - Bangladesh, India

This is an airbreathing fish through suprabranchial organ.
An important fish in aquaculture and is commonly used in rice-fish farming, also an excellent food fish.

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How to identify

Fins & Tail
gold fin edge

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found singly, or in pairs, over rivers and in hill streams.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnabantiformes
    5. familyChannidae
    6. genusChanna
    7. speciesChanna barca (Hamilton, 1822)

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    Anabantiformes