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Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb). [2]
It’s also been introduced to Taiwan and Ishigaki Shima Island in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Records from Vietnam pertain only to the Red (also known as the Sông Cái or Yuan) River. Type locality is given simply as ‘Asia’.
Channa is a genus of predatory fish in the family Channidae, commonly known as snakeheads, native to freshwater habitats in Asia. This genus contains about 50 scientifically described species. The genus has a wide natural distribution extending from Iraq in the west, to Indonesia and China in the east, and parts of Siberia in the Far East.
Channa asiatica – Chinese Snakehead With a maximum length of 35 cm, Channa asiatica is a relatively small Snakehead. The species occurs in central and southern China (the Yangtze as the northern border area) and in the Sông Cái river in northern Vietnam.
The Red Snakehead, also called the Giant Snakehead, is the second largest species in the Channidae family and one of the largest freshwater species within the hobby. Red Snakeheads are an extremely hardy, aggressive, and powerful species that are native to several countries throughout Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Cambodia, Sumatra
This species is widespread throughout much of Southeast Asia, with its range extending southwest from the Mekong River drainage in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia (including the Tonlé Sap system), and Vietnam, to central and southern (peninsular) Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and the Greater Sunda Islands of Sumatra, Borneo, and Java.
Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb).
