''Channa burmanica'' is a species of
snakehead which is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to northern Burma. It is a very small species of snakehead included in the informal group of
dwarf snakeheads. Its colouring closely resembles that of ''
Channa gachua
''Channa gachua'', the dwarf snakehead, is a species of fish in the family Channidae. The name "dwarf snakehead" is also used for several other species of small snakeheads. ''C. gachua'' is native to freshwater habitats in southern Asia, where i ...
'' and ''
Channa bleheri
''Channa bleheri'' (the rainbow snakehead) is a species of dwarf snakehead that is endemic to the Brahmaputra River basin in the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.SeriouslyFishChanna bleheri Retrieved 11 February 2019. It is among the ...
''. It is very rarely found in pet shops. It is also considered to be a
mouthbrooder species, though no successful breeding has yet occurred.
References
External links
snakeheads.orgthe comprehensive website for all aspects of snakeheads
burmanica
Fish described in 1919
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