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Common names: Snakehead, Змееголов
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Inhabits the middle and lower reaches of the Amur, as well as the Ussuri River (Ref. 26334). This has been translocated to areas within the country for stocking in open waters but failed to establish self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022) such as in Volga River drainage (Ref. 58297). nEurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Reshetnikov, Y.S., N.G. Bogutskaya, E.D. Vasil'eva, E.A. Dorofeeva, A.M. Naseka, O.A. Popova, K.A. Savvaitova, V.G. Sideleva and L.I. Sokolov, 1997
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Common names from other countries

Poisson tête de serpent, Cabeza de serpiente, 乌鳢, ... more

Классификация / Names народные названия | синонимы | Catalog of Fishes(род, виды) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Channidae (Snakeheads)
Etymology: Channa: Greek, channe, -es = an anchovy (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range экология

; пресноводный донно-пелагический. Subtropical; 4°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060); 54°N - 25°N, 111°E - 141°E

распространение страны | регионы FAO | Ecosystems | места находок | Point map | интродукции | Faunafri

Asia: Amur southward to Xi Jiang and Hainan Island, China (Ref. 82587). Introduced elsewhere. Japan (Ref. 6094) and the USA (Ref. 51238) report adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Length at first maturity / Size / Вес / Возраст

Maturity: L_m 30.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL самец/пол неопределен; (Ref. 56557); наибольший вес (опубликованные данные): 8.0 kg (Ref. 56557)

Краткое описание определительные ключи | морфология | морфометрия

колючие лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи спинного плавника (общее число) : 49 - 54; колючие лучи анального плавника: 0; членистые (мягкие) лучи анального плавника: 32 - 38.

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Can stay out of the water for 3 to 4 days at temperatures ranging from 10 to 15°C (Ref. 37350). Is a typical ambush predator that lies in wait for its prey on the bottom. Hunts mainly in the morning and in the evening, feeding primarily on fish (Ref. 12569). Matures at the age of 2 years and length of 30 cm. Spawns in June and July (Ref. 56557). Eggs are pelagic. Utilized for human consumption.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | размножение | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | личинки

Основная ссылка Upload your references | ссылки | координатор | соавторы

Bogutskaya, N.G., A.M. Naseka, S.V. Shedko, E.D. Vasil'eva and I.A. Chereshnev, 2008. The fishes of the Amur River: updated check-list and zoogeography. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(4):301-366. (Ref. 82587)

Статус Красного Списка МСОП (Ref. 130435)

Не вызывающий беспокойства (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 February 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)