LARGEST SNAKEHEAD???

[TLkmDN]

I was told the red snakhead is the largest. is this true?

 

[stotty]

I was told the red snakhead is the largest. is this true?

Giant Snakehead or Toman or Channa micropeltes. This is one of the largest of all Channa species. But all the books put Bullseye Snakehead (Channa marulius) at the top... reaching a length of 120-122 cm This species is reported to be the largest of the family Channidae

 

[deangelo]

i agree with stotty...channa marulius aka the great snakehead...

 

[wayne the pain]

Yeh i agree in a way, as C marulius does grow to greater length than the toman, but C marulias does not have the bulk of toman. From what ive seen C marulius is a longer slender fish, check this link for some record s/h's in thailand

http://www.megafishingthailand.com/content/view/142/58/

 

[plausible]

i agree with wayne t.p. ,giant snakehead have a much thicker body. means fatter bigger looking

 

[mercury904]

i dont know but they call this one the philippine snakehead,its very close to micros except for the markings

 

[benzjamin13]

I wish I could get one

 

[plausible]

lol its got drop eye =X

 

[vinson lim]

Wow, ''philipine snakehead'' looks like a hybrid of channa micropeltes & channa marulias.
Head was like giant snake, body was like channa marulias.

 

[vinson lim]

lol, it jst like my old silver arowana which dead 3 years ago, wth a DROP EYES.