Diseases and Parasites
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Contracaecum Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Trophic Strategy
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Recorded as having been or being farmed in rice fields (Ref. 119549).
Migration
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Life Cycle
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Spawning usually takes place at night in shallow water with a silty substrate. Eggs are laid in nests through elaborate tunnels in vegetated areas which look like vertical columns of water with the eggs floating in the center (Ref. 205). The male and female move towards the center of the nest during spawning where the male entwines his body to the female moving upward while releasing the eggs to be fertilised (Ref. 45309). Eggs are guarded by one or both parents. Hatching takes place in a day (Ref. 6028).
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Eucreadium Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Camallanus Infection 11. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Pallisentis Infestation 5. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Neocamallanus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Anchistrocephalus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Pallisentis Infestation 4. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Philopinna Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Neopecoelina Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Neopecoelina Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Euclinostomum Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Pallisentis Infestation 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Ascaridia Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Allocreadium Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Anchor worm Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Neocamallanus Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Procamallanus Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Trichodinosis. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Euclinostomum Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Ascaris Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Isoparorchis Infestation. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Genarchopsis Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Genarchopsis Infestation 3. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Genarchopsis Infestation 5. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Genarchopsis Infestation 6. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Pallisentis Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Palaeorchis Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Diseases and Parasites
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Phyllodistomum Infestation 4. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
Biology
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Found in ponds, swamps, brackish water (Ref. 6028), ditches and beels (Ref. 1479). Adults prefer stagnant waters in muddy streams (Ref. 4833). Feed on worms, insects and small fish (Ref. 6028). Accept chopped fish and shrimp in the aquarium. Breed throughout the year. Mitochondrial hypertrophy, noted in the double cone of the retina of this species, is considered a basic process in oil droplet formation (Ref. 10557) believed to be an adaptation for enhanced visual contrast detection in turbid waters (Ref. 10407). Used as live bait for angling larger snakeheads.
Importance
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fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally
Channa punctata
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Channa punctata, the spotted snakehead, is a species of snakehead. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and nearby areas, ranging across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Tibet.[2] Its natural habitats are swamps, ponds and brackish water systems.[2] It is a fish of high food value and has little value as aquarium fish.
Description
Channa punctatus normally grows to around 15.0 cm (5.9 in) in length, but males up to 31.0 cm (12.2 in) have also been captured.[2] The spotted snakehead is listed as Least Concern in IUCN, due to lack of major threats to this species populations.[1]
The species is mainly a carnivore. Favorite food of this species is other small fishes yolk flies and fish larvae. In its natural habitat, it consumes crustaceans, molluscs, insects, small fishes, semi-digested materials and sometimes plants. Its feeding habit changes seasonally. The intensity of feeding is low in mature fishes during the spawning period. Juvenile fish has constant habit of food.[3]
References
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^ a b Chaudhry, S.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Channa punctata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T166437A60584432. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166437A60584432.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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^ a b c d Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Channa punctata in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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^ AS Bhuiyan, S Afroz, T Zaman (2006). "Bhuiyan, A.S., Afroz, S. and Zaman, T., 2006. Food and feeding habit of the juvenile and adult snake head, Channa punctatus (Bloch)". J. Life Earth Sci. 1 (2): 53–54.
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Channa punctata: Brief Summary
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Channa punctata, the spotted snakehead, is a species of snakehead. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and nearby areas, ranging across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Tibet. Its natural habitats are swamps, ponds and brackish water systems. It is a fish of high food value and has little value as aquarium fish.
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