2015/11/04
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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Channa gachua
Dwarf snakehead
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Channidae
Other Common Name(s):
寬額鱧
Description:
This colourful snakehead probably is an introduced species which can be readily recognized by its yellowish margined reddish dorsal, anal and caudal fins. The fish has a broad blunt head and cylindrical body and two prominent nostril tubes.
Conservation Status
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Probably an introduced species. Records from a few streams in North District.
Global Distribution
Sri Lanka, Mekong and Singapore. It is one of the species of conservation concern in Singapore which was rediscovered in 1970.
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
