Channa Assam or Gachua?

[cherabin]

Thank you tokyogasmask for the valuable feedback.

Just crossing my fingers that this redfin of mine won't have this washed out colour as it matures.

 

[ozwald]

Right I'm very confused now. What makes this a redfin and mine a gachua?
Apart from mine not having as red-a-line down it's fin, I don't really see any difference.

 

[kevinfleming21]

All of these are just plain tasty!

 

[Sidrock]

How to distinguish between a Channa Gachua and a Channa sp. RedFin?

In the absence of any better pictures (or any visible characteristics which clearly identify these as sp. Redfin), the snakehead in OP's pic is most probably a Gachua.

 

[tokyogasmask]

How to distinguish between a Channa Gachua and a Channa sp. RedFin?

In the absence of any better pictures (or any visible characteristics which clearly identify these as sp. Redfin), the snakehead in OP's pic is most probably a Gachua.

Wrong. OP's Snakehead is sp.Redfin.
Check the speckles on the head (and in some cases body).

 

[Sidrock]

Wrong. OP's Snakehead is sp.Redfin.
Check the speckles on the head (and in some cases body).

Thanks Tokyogasmask!

I was looking for an answer in the format "This is a sp. Redfin and not a Gachua because of _______________".

As you have now mentioned, that distinguishing characteristic is the presence of speckles (or black spots) on the head and the body.

Thank you for this..

I look forward to learning a lot about Snakeheads on this forum from experts like you and others.

Regards,
Sid