Channa panaw
Channa panaw Musikasinthorn, 1998
Blackspotted snakehead
photo by WWF / Vidthayanon, C.


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Family:  Channidae (Snakeheads)
Max. size:  17.12 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: known only from the Irrawaddy and Sittang river basins in Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-35; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 39-41. One large scale on each side of the lower jaw (rarely 2 on one side); pelvic fin length always more than 50% of pectoral fin length; and 7-12 irregular black blotches on the upper half of body.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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