Where Does Spotted Snakehead Live?
Channa punctata
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Where to find Spotted Snakehead
- Water type
- freshwater
- Depth
- Typically shallow waters, from surface to a few meters.
- Environment
- Found in a wide variety of freshwater habitats including rivers, streams, canals, ponds, lakes, ditches, and rice paddies. Prefers stagnant or slow-moving waters with dense vegetation and muddy bottoms. Highly tolerant of low oxygen conditions and can survive short periods out of water by burrowing into mud.
- Geographic range
- Widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and parts of Thailand. Introduced to some other regions.
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