| Blotched snakehead | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. maculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa maculata (Lacépède, 1801) | |
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The blotched snakehead (Channa maculata) is a species of snakehead. It is one of four species of the genus Channa native to China. It is also native to northern Vietnam and Taiwan, but has been widely introduced to other countries, where it is an invasive species. This predatory species typically grows to a length of 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in), but it has been confirmed at 33 cm (13 in) and some suggest it may reach a far larger size.
References
- Huckstorf, V. (2021). "Channa maculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T166090A58315725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T166090A58315725.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Channa maculata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Channa maculata". FishBase.
- ^ "Channa maculata (Lacepde, 1802)". United States Geological Survey. November 23, 2009.
- SeriouslyFish: Channa maculata. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Channa maculata | |
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