Finally found a live picture of the elusive..

[Kaluga]

Channa Amphibeus AKA Borna or Chel Snakehead!
In the Exotic Fish Wiki theres a real picture of the rarest species of snakehead on earth and I am sure everyone wants one as a pet.
http://exoticfish.wikia.com/wiki/Borna_Snakehead
I am not advertising, just showing off the only source of this image I can find without infringing copyright by ing it.

Discuss.

 

[chronick]

100% not an amphibeus

 

[Egon]

Cool, never heard about this fish! Great post. Now, how do I get one?

 

[fish_sauce]

That is a Channa sp assam, or Lai Chang.

 

[Kaluga]

This is indeed a Channa Amphibeus, and here is the proof. I FINALLY found the source of which this wiki gets the image. http://www.aquazoo.com.tw/FrontEnd/book5.php?bookID=95&bookContentID=1248

Oh, and as for Egon, Youd be lucky to see a dead Borna Snakehead, nevermind having one as a pet! Besides the megamouth shark, this is pretty much the rarest fish on the planet.

OH, AND BTW, I do realize the the similar looks to the Assum, but this is not an assum. Look at the proof link.

 

[Egon]

This is indeed a Channa Amphibeus, and here is the proof. I FINALLY found the source of which this wiki gets the image. http://www.aquazoo.com.tw/FrontEnd/book5.php?bookID=95&bookContentID=1248

Oh, and as for Egon, Youd be lucky to see a dead Borna Snakehead, nevermind having one as a pet! Besides the megamouth shark, this is pretty much the rarest fish on the planet.

OH, AND BTW, I do realize the the similar looks to the Assum, but this is not an assum. Look at the proof link.

Crap

 

[fish_sauce]

This is indeed a Channa Amphibeus, and here is the proof. I FINALLY found the source of which this wiki gets the image. http://www.aquazoo.com.tw/FrontEnd/book5.php?bookID=95&bookContentID=1248

Oh, and as for Egon, Youd be lucky to see a dead Borna Snakehead, nevermind having one as a pet! Besides the megamouth shark, this is pretty much the rarest fish on the planet.

OH, AND BTW, I do realize the the similar looks to the Assum, but this is not an assum. Look at the proof link.

I've seen that same picture on numerous web pages and magazine articles already. It's not an amphibeus. Same picture over and over. Many other people have already identified it as a sp. assam. I'm not the one who identified it.

 

[Brucki]

Hi,

this picture shows a female sp. Assam.
Channa amphibeus is NOT from Pakistan, its from the Bhutan foothills, which is more closer to Bangla desh (former east pakistan).

AND amphibeus has pelvic fins, which the shown fish has NOT, cause its a sp. Assam.

http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Snakehead_circ_1251/Snakehead_1251_33a.jpg

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=...age=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=101&ty=61

 

[gigas12]

HI,I also agree,its not amphibeus|

 

[Parachanna]

It's a sp assam alright.