Channa striata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the channa striata lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Channa striata
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Anabantiformes
Family	Channidae

Where does the channa striata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the channa striata in 12 countries and territories across Asia and North America. In Indonesia, Philippines, United States it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the channa striata endangered?

The channa striata’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the channa striata?

The channa striata (Channa striata) is a ray-finned fish in the order Anabantiformes and the family Channidae, genus Channa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the channa striata

Channa striata, the striped snakehead, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, or snakehead murrel and generally referred simply as mudfish. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some Pacific Islands. Reports from Madagascar and Hawaii are misidentifications of C. maculata.

A genetic study published in 2017 indicates that C. striata is a species complex.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Channa striata (revision 1371728736), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q686439 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).