Parachanna africana
| African snakehead | |
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| 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) | |
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| Distribution of Parachanna africana.[1] | |
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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 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
- "Parachanna africana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Parachanna africana" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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