Channa ID. golden snakehead??? what is this fish?! I MUST know

[ichthusfish]

Found these pics labeled as "toman emas" which i guess means golden snakehead... the problem is i couldn't find the scientific name.
Some info suggested them to be a subspecies of the ch. Micropeltes but there was no real clear answer, so if anyone knows the scientific name, please reply
Thank u

 

[flowerhornfishman]

no pics

 

[ichthusfish]

All from google

 

[nirman]

I believe it isn't about coloration, but odd looking pattern?

 

[Dieselhybrid]

If you ignore the patterns. The body shape is a dead ringer for micropeltes.

 

[ichthusfish]

Thats what i thought..but then is it a morph?

 

[Dieselhybrid]

I have no clue to be honest. I owned micropeltes over a decade ago before the ban here in USA. I'm sure they're breeding all sorts of variants in Asia just like they do for other exotic fish. I suspect this is a breeders trait morph of Micropeltes. Just a guess.


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[Dieselhybrid]

I know "toman" Is often used to refer to micropeltes


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[-DC-]

Hi , yes its a varrient if micropeltes.

 

[gigas12]

Hi,he is not a normal specimen!