| Ceylon snakehead | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Channa orientalis Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
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The Ceylon snakehead (Channa orientalis) is a species of snakehead found in freshwater habitats, typically shaded streams, in southwestern Sri Lanka (although occasionally claimed to occur in other countries, this is misidentifications of relatives, usually C. gachua).[2][3]
It is evaluated as Vulnerable by the IUCN[1] and some do consider C. orientalis as a threatened species.[3]
- ^ a b de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Kotagama, O.; Fernado, M. (2019). "Channa orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T166584A174828855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T166584A174828855.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Conte-Grand, C., Britz, R., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Pethi-yagoda, R., Tan, H.H., Hadiaty, R.K., Yaakob, N.S. & Rüber, L. (2017). Barcoding snakeheads (Teleostei, Channidae) re-visited: Discovering greater species diversity and resolving perpetuated taxonomic confusions. PLoS ONE, 12 (9): e0184017.
- ^ a b SeriouslyFish: Channa orientalis. Retrieved 12 February 2019.