Parachanna africana
Parachanna africana, the African snakehead or Niger snakehead, is a species of fish from west-central Africa. Little is published on its biology. Limited primarily to coastal sections of rivers, it is thought to be a nest-building, thrust predator like other Channidae.[2]
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| Parachanna africana, after Boulenger, 1916 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Parachanna |
| Species: | P. africana |
| Binomial name | |
| Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879) | |
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| Distribution of Parachanna africana.[2] | |
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Its native range is southern Benin to southern Nigeria, primarily the Oueme River and the basin of the Niger River.[2]
References
- Lalèyè, P. & Olaosebikan, B.D. (2010). "Parachanna africana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T181590A7685745. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- Courtenay, Jr., Walter R. and James D. Williams. Parachanna africana Archived 7 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine USGS Circular 1251: Snakeheads (Pisces, Chinnidae) - A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 2004-04-01. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Parachanna africana" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
Further reading
- "Parachanna africana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Parachanna africana" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
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