Channidae (Snakeheads) |
26.7 cm SL (male/unsexed); 27.5 cm SL (female) |
demersal; freshwater |
Asia: Vietnam. |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-49; Anal soft rays: 28-32; Vertebrae: 51-52. Can be diagnosed by having arc of mouth wide, length less than width, 58-59 lateral line scales, 51-52 vertebrae; 8-12 gill rakers on first arc, flat tongue with sucking thick circular arc, not accounting for all the mouth cavity width, and dark gray body with no stripes (Ref. 91062). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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