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Channa stewartii (Playfair, 1867) Assamese snakehead |
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Hippocampus-Bildarchiv |
| Family: | Channidae (Snakeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 29.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 314.4 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Eastern Himalaya (India and Nepal). | |||
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| Biology: | Occurs both in running and standing waters (Ref. 4833). Found in ponds and streams (Ref. 41236). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||