Afghanistan country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Kabul river drainage.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1981
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Common names from other countries

Dwarf snakehead, Rødsømmet slangehovedfisk, Boga, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

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

; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: 15 - ?; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Asia: Afghanistan in the west to Indonesia through South and Central Asia.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 10 - ? cm
Max length : 32.9 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 125890); common length : 5.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35840); peso máximo publicado: 286.83 g (Ref. 125890)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

White dorsal, anal and caudal margins; 3-3+1/2 scales between the lateral line and the base of the anterior dorsal rays; relatively small size (Ref. 27732).

Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in hill streams (Ref. 27732). Adults inhabit medium to large rivers, brooks, rapid-running mountain streams and stagnant water bodies including sluggish flowing canals (Ref. 12975). Feed at night on small fish, insects and crustaceans (Ref. 85309). Exhibit parental care, with the male brooding eggs and fry in his mouth (Ref. 85309).

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Male broods the eggs and fry in his mouth (Ref. 85309).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 March 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00684 - 0.01161), b=2.99 (2.93 - 3.05), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.62 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.50; Fec=389).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822)