Summary ²

The snakehead murrel (Bengali: শোল), Channa striata, is a species of snakehead fish. It is also known as the common snakehead, chevron snakehead, and striped snakehead. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, and has been introduced to some Pacific Islands and Madagascar. In Assam it is locally known as xol.

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1. (c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ivijayanand/14166731047/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channa_striata

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• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Fish Database of Taiwan
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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