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Spotted Snakehead
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Spotted Snakehead

Channa punctata

Channa punctata, the spotted snakehead, is a species of snakehead. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and China. Its natural habitats are swamps, ponds and brackish water systems.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 97278.