Channa bleheri

(Channa bleheri)

Description

Channa bleheri (the rainbow snakehead) is a species of snakehead endemic to the Brahmaputra River basin. It is the most colorful species of snakehead.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Actinopterygii

Order:Perciformes

Family:Channidae

Genus:Channa

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