Bangka snakehead fish
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Bangka snakehead fish ( Channa bankanensis ) |
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The Bangka snakehead fish ( Channa bankanensis ) is a small snakehead fish that is found in the western Malay Archipelago on the islands of Sumatra , Borneo and Bangka , as well as on the Malay Peninsula .
features
Two morphs are known of the Bangka snakehead fish , a small one that does not grow longer than 20 cm and a larger one that can reach a length of up to 35 cm and has a darker body color than the small one. From occurring in the same area Shining snakehead ( Channa lucius ) differs Channa bankanensis by its rounded head of Channa lucius is pointed (brownish with its reddish-brown color Channa lucius ) in and its many points on the unpaired fins (strips Channa Lucius ).
Way of life
The Bangka snakehead fish lives in blackwater rivers and peaty swamps with an acidic pH of up to 3.5. It loves warmth, is a little active fish and an open breeder . The spawn is guarded by the female until the young hatch.
Systematics
Within the genus of the Asian snakehead fish ( Channa ), the Bangka snakehead fish forms a group together with the shiny snakehead fish, the large snakehead fish ( Channa micropeltes ), Channa panaw , the point snakehead fish ( Channa pleurophthalma ) and the spotted snakehead fish ( Channa punctata ) related Southeast Asian species.
literature
- Nora Brede, Pascal Antler: Species for species: Snakehead fish: Amazonas / The genera Channa and Parachanna. Natur und Tier-Verlag (2009), ISBN 3-8665-9104-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xia Li, Prachya Musikasinthorn and Yoshinori Kumazawa: Molecular phylogenetic analyzes of snakeheads (Perciformes: Channidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences. Ichthyological Research, Volume 53, Number 2 (2006), 148-159, doi : 10.1007 / s10228-005-0321-3
Web links
- Bangka snakehead fish on Fishbase.org (English)