Channa

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Translingual

Channa pleurophthalma (five-spotted snakehead)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάννη (khánnē, “sea perch”).

Proper noun

Channa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Channidae – snakehead fishes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Anabantiformes - order; Channoidei - suborder; Channidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Channa orientalis (Ceylon snakehead) - type species; Channa asiatica (small snakehead), Channa maculata (blotched snakehead) - selected other species

Derived terms

References

Channa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Channa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Channa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Channa at World Register of Marine Species

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