What Channa species is this?

[Shadow Chaos]

I was reading an aquarium book "Exotic Tropical fishes" and I noticed an unknown breed of Channa in there. I was wondering if anyone knew what breed this one is? It is the one above not below.

 

[Onion01]

lol, "channa asiatica has a greedy look about it which one should not underestimate"

Is that an understatement if I have ever heard one

 

[Shadow Chaos]

no no no thats the picture below it...

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

Looks like an Argus or Lucius to me.

 

[Shadow Chaos]

yay thanks! thats the breed!

Thank you !

 

[Shadow Chaos]

one more do you know what this one is?

 

[DiXoN]

i will move this to the snakehead forum.

 

[viking252200]

Hmm, it looks like a c. maculata to me..

I have an argus and it looks a bit different...
For example, the "nose" tubes on an argus are very short
The easiest way to tell them apart is to look at the last "spot" before the tail fin..on an argus it is a band instead of a spot.

Hope this helps.

 

[Super Ape]

parachanna obscura, a young one.

 

[pallestopheles]

Hello.............

super Ape is right.............its an obscura !
And the picture in Colour is the head of a Channa bleheri...............

Argus and lucius...........?????
different fish!!!!

Cheers Pascal