Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn, 2000
Goldspotted snakehead
photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Family:  Channidae (Snakeheads)
Max. size:  36.2 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 443.9 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-47; Anal soft rays: 28-30
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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