Ceylon snakehead
| Ceylon snakehead | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Channidae |
| Genus: | Channa |
| Species: | C. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Channa orientalis Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 | |
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).
It is evaluated as Vulnerable by the IUCN and some do consider C. orientalis as a threatened species.