Family : Channidae (Snakeheads)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Assamese snakehead
Fish Name : Channa stewartii
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Asia: Eastern Himalaya (India and Nepal).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs both in running and standing waters (Ref. 4833). Found in ponds and streams (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4833)

India country information
Common Names : Assamese snakehead, Sengalee
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses