Region · Philippines

Palawan

Species: 1
Countries: 1
Photographed: 1 of 1
Difficulty rated: 1 of 1

Split acrossfrom the record that named both

Philippines1 species

Countries hereone fauna, more than one flag

Philippines

Subadult from the German aquarium trade.

Channa melasomaBlack Snakehead

Channidae · Bleeker, 1851

This species can be told apart from the similar-looking congener C. baramensis (once considered synonymous with C. melasoma) by absence (vs. presence) of a black spot in the centre of numerous body scales and absence (vs. presence in specimens larger than 120 mm SL) of a barred caudal-fin pattern.

Moderate