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The young of the C.micropeltes are red in color, with orange and black lateral stripes appearing after about two months. As the giant snakehead matures, it loses its stripes and redness, and instead develops a bluish-black and white pattern on its upper body.
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]
The Giant Snakehead is a daytime predator, feeding on fishes, frogs, and birds. It has a reputation of being very aggressive and even attacking humans (Courtenay and Williams, 2004). Means of Introduction: Most likely all aquarium releases. Status: Not known to be established in the United States.
Typical habitat in the Perak River basin, Perak state, Peninsular Malaysia. Greenish adult individual in Thailand. A group of young fish in the wild. Fish collected from the Kapuas River in Kalimantan province, Indonesia (Borneo). Juvenile from the German aquarium trade.
An in-depth guide to the care, breeding, & habitat of the Giant Snakehead (Channa Micropeltes). complete with high-quality images for this beautiful Fish.
Red Snakehead native habitat, distribution, behavior & aquarium compatibility. 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.
Channa micropeltes Giant snakehead (Also: Red snakehead) Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. ... Chordata: information (1) Chordata: pictures (15213) Chordata: specimens (6829) Chordata: sounds (709) Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates.
