Parachanna africana

African snakehead
Parachanna africana, after Boulenger, 1916
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channidae
Genus: Parachanna
Species: P. africana
Binomial name
Parachanna africana
(Steindachner, 1879)
Distribution of Parachanna africana.[1]
Synonyms
  • Channa africanus (Steindachner, 1879)
  • Parophiocephalus africanus (Steindachner, 1879)

The African snakehead or Niger snakehead (Parachanna africana) is a species of fish from west-central Africa. Little is published on its biology. Limited primarily to coastal sections of rivers, it is thought to be a nest-building, thrust predator like other Channidae.[1]

Its native range is southern Benin to southern Nigeria, primarily the Oueme River and the basin of the Niger River.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Courtenay, Jr., Walter R. and James D. Williams. Parachanna africana USGS Circular 1251: Snakeheads (Pisces, Chinnidae) - A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 2004-04-01. Retrieved 2007-07-15.

References

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