Assamese Snakehead
Channa stewartii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Channa stewartii is a species of dwarf snakehead in the family Channidae, which is native to Nepal and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. It may also be found in Bangladesh. This freshwater fish mostly inhabits hill streams, but can also be found in ponds. It is of little value as a food fish but common in the aquarium trade.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Channidae
- Genus
- Channa