Blackspotted snakehead
📖 Overview
Overview information for Blackspotted snakehead is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 35; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. One large scale on each side of the lower jaw (rarely 2 on one side); pelvic fin length always more than 50% of pectoral fin length; and 7-12 irregular black blotches on the upper half of body.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Blackspotted snakehead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Blackspotted snakehead is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Blackspotted snakehead is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical known only from the Irrawaddy and Sittang river basins in Myanmar.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Channa Panaw is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for Blackspotted snakehead is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Blackspotted snakehead has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔍 Similar Species
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