Channa ara
| Giant snakehead | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. ara |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa ara (Deraniyagala 1945) | |
The Giant snakehead, Channa ara, is a species of snakehead. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as Gan ara in Sinhala.[1]
References
- ↑ "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Freshwater Fish diversity of Sri Lanka". biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
External links
- "A Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Features". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
- "Endemic fish of Sri Lanka". slendemics.net. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
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