183 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6351); max. published weight: 30.0 kg (Ref. 4833)
Environment:
benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:
tropical; 24 - 28°C
Global Importance:
fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Resilience:
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.23)
Distribution:
Asia: India to China, south to Thailand and Cambodia (Ref. 12693) and Pakistan (Ref. 4833).
Biology:
Occurs in sluggish or standing water in canals, lakes, and swamps (Ref. 12693). Inhabits waters with submerged aquatic vegetation (Ref. 12693). Usually found only in deep pools in rivers and occasionally in lakes. Enters flooded forest (Ref. 9497). Carnivorous and subsists on fish, frogs, snakes, insects, earthworms and tadpoles (Ref. 1479). There are reports of this species taking water birds, snakes, and rodents. Males are territorial. May bite when caught (Elliot Bligh, pers. comm., 2001)
Sri lanka is report to have varieties of Fresh Water Fishes. Among them there are endemic species that can be found only in sri lanka. Most of them are near extinction due to deforestation over-fishing, pollution.Our main objective is to give and idea about these species and the importance of conservation.
Channa Ara
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