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Channidae

8 fish on EveryFish name Channidae among their families.

WorldSnakehead Elongated freshwater predators with air-breathing organs found in Asia and Africa.Other · Rivers and lakes

Southeast AsiaGiant snakehead A large freshwater predator from Southeast Asia known for air breathing and invasive potential.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreDwarf snakehead Small freshwater fish native to southern AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreStriped snakehead A large freshwater food fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBullseye snakehead Large air-breathing fish native to South Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇨🇳 China and 4 moreNorthern snakehead A freshwater fish from East Asia known for its air-breathing ability and invasive spread in North America.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1842

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Snakehead: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
Giant snakehead: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
Dwarf snakehead: 5snake5, CC0, source
Striped snakehead: Justin Philbois, CC0, source
Bullseye snakehead: Ianaré Sévi, Public domain, source
Northern snakehead: USGS, Public domain, source

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