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Channidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Channidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Channidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia MS, wikipedia NN, wikipedia IS, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Channidae
Recognized by Bangladesh Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Gabon Species List, Gambia Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Laos Species List, Malaysia Species List, Myanmar Species List, Nepal Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, North Korean Species List, Pakistan Species List, Philippines Species List, Russia Species List, Senegal Species List, Singapore Species List, South Korea Species List, Sudan Species List, Taiwan Species List, Thailand Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Vietnam Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, GBIF national node type records Germany, and United States Species List
Channidae Fowler 1934
Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Aenigmachanna Ralf Britz, V. K. Anoop, Neelesh Dahanukar & Rajeev Raghavan
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Channidae
Harvest ancestor according to Global Invasive Species Database, The Fish Database of Taiwan, EOL authors, FAO Fishery Statistics, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, GBIF national node type records Germany, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Fishbase, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Simpson et al 2020, World Register of Marine Species, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Eochanna Roe 1991
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ophicephalidae
Synonym according to NCBI

Common Names

English

snakeheads preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
snakehead
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database

Arabic

شنات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

সর্পমাথা preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

змиеглавови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Cànnid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鳢科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

hadohlavcovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Slangekopvissen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Ĥanedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Käärmeenpäät preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Schlangenkopffische preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ראשנחשיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

タイワンドジョウ科
prefer
Recognized by admin
ライギョ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kapampangan

Bulig preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Jılınbastılar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Жылынбастылар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
جىلىنباستىلار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Жыланбаштар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

가물치과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Žalčiagalvinės preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

പാമ്പിൻതലയുള്ള മീൻ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tłʼiishtsiiʼí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

ormehovudfiskar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
slangehodefiskfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ماهیان سرماری preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Żmijogłowowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

змееголовые preferred
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Swedish

Ormhuvudfiskar preferred
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Thai

วงศ์ปลาช่อน preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Змієголові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Schlangechopffisch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Ilonbosh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Cá quả preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

شنات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bcl

Talusog preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gom

Chikale preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

生魚 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鳢科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

鳢科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

鱧科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

鱧科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鱧科 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Channidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Anabantiformes
Channoidei
Channidae (this page)
Channa
Parachanna

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Channidae (this page)
Channa
Parachanna
Acanthuridae
Acropomatidae
Amarsipidae
Ambassidae
Ammodytidae
Anabantidae
Anarhichadidae
Aplodactylidae
Apogonidae
Ariommatidae
Arripidae
Artedidraconidae
Badidae
Banjosidae
Bathyclupeidae
Bathydraconidae
Bathymasteridae
Blenniidae
Bovichtidae
Bramidae
Caesionidae
Callanthiidae
Callionymidae
Caproidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centrarchidae
Centrogenyidae
Centrolophidae
Centropomidae
Cepolidae
Chaenopsidae
Chaetodontidae
Champsodontidae
Channichthyidae
Cheilodactylidae
Cheimarrichthyidae
Chiasmodontidae
Chironemidae
Cichlidae
Cirrhitidae
Clinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Cryptacanthodidae
Dactyloscopidae
Datnioididae
Dichistiidae
Dinolestidae
Dinopercidae
Draconettidae
Drepaneidae
Echeneidae
Elassomatidae
Eleginopsidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Enoplosidae
Gempylidae
Gerreidae
Glaucosomatidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Helostomatidae
Kurtidae
Lateolabracidae
Leiognathidae
Menidae
Nototheniidae
Osphronemidae
Parascorpididae
Pempheridae
Pentacerotidae
Percichthyidae
Percidae
Perciliidae
Percophidae
Pholidae
Pholidichthyidae
Pinguipedidae
Plesiopidae
Polycentridae
Polynemidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Pomatomidae
Priacanthidae
Pristolepididae
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Sparidae
Symphysanodontidae
Trichiuridae
Trichodontidae
Zaproridae
62 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Channidae (this page)
Channa
Parachanna

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Euteleostei
Neoteleostei
Acanthopterygii
Anabantiformes
Channoidei
Channidae (this page)
Channa
Parachanna

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Channidae (this page)
Channa
Parachanna

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Channidae (this page)
Aenigmachanna
Anchichanna Murray & Thewissen 2008
Channa Scopoli 1777
Parachanna Teugels & Daget 1984
Abadzekhia Bannikov 1985
Acanthoclinidae
Acanthuridae
Acestrus Woodward 1901
Amarsipidae
Ambassidae
Amphistiidae
Apogonidae
Apostasella Whitley 1935
Ardiodus White 1931
Arripidae
Badidae
Beerichthys Casier 1966
Belontiidae
Blenniidae
Blotichthys Sorbini 1984
Bovichthyidae
Bovichtidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centracanthidae
Centrogeniidae
Centropomidae
Channichthyidae
Cheimarrhichthyidae
Cheimarrichthyidae
Clinidae
Coracinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Cryptacanthodidae
Datnioididae
Dinopercidae
Duplexdens Monsch 2005
Elassomatidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Enoplosidae
Ephippidae
Euzaphlegidae
Gempylidae
Gerreidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogeniidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Inabaperca Yabumoto & Uyeno 2000
Ioscion Jordan 1921
Isurichthys Woodward 1901
Kyphosidae
Labrisomidae
Latidae
Latridae
Leiognathidae
Lompoquia Jordan & Gilbert 1919
Luciocephalidae
Luvaridae
Malacopygaeus Leriche 1906
Menidae
Monodactylidae
Mullidae
Nemipteridae
Neocybium Leriche 1906
Notograptidae
Ocystias Jordan & Gilbert 1920
Odonteobolca Krell 1991
Oncolepis Bassani 1898
Oplegnathidae
Palaeoperca Micklich 1978
Palaeorhynchidae
Palaeothunnus Bannikov 1978
Parapygaeus Pellegrin 1907
Pentacerotidae
Percidae
Perciliidae
Pholidichthyidae
Polyprionidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Pseudaphritidae
Pseudochromidae
Pseudoumbrina
Ptereleotridae
Ptilichthyidae
Pygaeus Agassiz 1835
Rhamphognathus Agassiz 1835
Saldenioichthys López-Arbarello, Arratia & Tunik 2003
Scaridae
Scatophagidae
Schindleriidae
Scombramphodon Woodward 1901
Scombrinus Woodward 1901
Sorbinia Bellwood 1995
Trispinacidae
Tunita Jordan & Gilbert 1919
Veronabrax Bannikov 2008
Voltamulloides Bannikov 2008
Zorzinichthyidae
154 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthopterygii
Perciformes
Channoidei
Channidae Fowler 1934 (this page)
Channa Scopoli 1777
Parachanna Teugels & Daget 1984
Aenigmachannidae Britz, Dahanukar, Anoop, Philip, Clark, Raghavan & Rüber 2020

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Channidae (this page)
Channa amphibeus (McClelland 1845)
Channa asiatica (Linnaeus 1758)
Channa aurantimaculata Musikasinthorn 2000
Channa bankanensis (Bleeker 1852)
Channa baramensis (Steindachner 1901)
Channa barca (Hamilton 1822)
Channa bleheri Vierke 1991
Channa burmanica Chaudhuri 1919
Channa cyanospilos (Bleeker 1853)
Channa diplogramma (Day 1865)
Channa gachua (Hamilton 1822)
Channa harcourtbutleri (Annandale 1918)
Channa kelaartii (Günther 1861)
Channa lucius (Cuvier 1831)
Channa maculata (Lacepède 1801)
Channa marulioides (Bleeker 1851)
Channa marulius (Hamilton 1822)
Channa melanoptera (Bleeker 1855)
Channa melasoma (Bleeker 1851)
Channa micropeltes (Cuvier 1831)
Channa orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801
Channa ornatipinnis Britz 2008
Channa panaw Musikasinthorn 1998
Channa pleurophthalma (Bleeker 1851)
Channa pulchra Britz 2007
Channa punctata (Bloch 1793)
Channa stewartii (Playfair 1867)
Channa striata (Bloch 1793)
Parachanna africana (Steindachner 1879)
Parachanna insignis (Sauvage 1884)
Parachanna obscura (Günther 1861)
Acanthuridae
Acropomatidae
Ambassidae
Ammodytidae
Anarhichadidae
Apogonidae
Ariommatidae
Artedidraconidae
Bathyclupeidae
Bathydraconidae
Bathymasteridae
Blenniidae
Bovichtidae
Bramidae
Caesionidae
Callionymidae
Caproidae
Carangidae
Caristiidae
Centracanthidae
Centrarchidae
Centrolophidae
Cepolidae
Chaenopsidae
Chaetodontidae
Champsodontidae
Channichthyidae
Chiasmodontidae
Cichlidae
Clinidae
Coryphaenidae
Creediidae
Dactyloscopidae
Datnioididae
Draconettidae
Echeneidae
Eleotridae
Embiotocidae
Emmelichthyidae
Enoplosidae
Ephippidae
Epigonidae
Epinephelidae
Gerreidae
Gobiidae
Grammatidae
Haemulidae
Hapalogenyidae
Harpagiferidae
Kraemeriidae
Kuhliidae
Kyphosidae
Labridae
Labrisomidae
Latidae
Latridae
Leiognathidae
Lethrinidae
Lutjanidae
Malacanthidae
Microdesmidae
Moronidae
Mullidae
Nemipteridae
Nototheniidae
Odontobutidae
Opistognathidae
Oplegnathidae
Osphronemidae
Ostracoberycidae
Pentacerotidae
Percichthyidae
Percidae
Percophidae
Pholidae
Pinguipedidae
Plesiopidae
Polynemidae
Pomacanthidae
Pomacentridae
Priacanthidae
Pseudaphritidae
Pseudochromidae
Scatophagidae
Schindleriidae
Sciaenidae
Scombridae
Serranidae
Siganidae
Sillaginidae
Sparidae
Sphyraenidae
Stichaeidae
Stromateidae
Terapontidae
Toxotidae
Trichiuridae
Tripterygiidae
Uranoscopidae
Zoarcidae
31 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Euteleosteomorpha
Neoteleostei
Eurypterygia
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Anabantaria
Anabantiformes
Channoidei
Channidae (this page)
Aenigmachanna
Channa
Parachanna

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Acanthomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorpha
Anabantiformes
Channoidei
Channidae (this page)
Aenigmachanna
Channa
Parachanna
Aenigmachannidae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Teleostei
Anabantiformes
Channidae (this page)
Channa
Channa Scopoli 1777
Aenigmachannidae
Anabantidae
Anabantidae Bonaparte 1831
Channidae Fowler 1934
Nandidae
Nandidae Bleeker 1852
Osphronemidae
Osphronemidae van der Hoeven 1832
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