Common name : Amur snakehead
Scientific name : Channa argus
Family : Channidae
Native to : Russia, China, North Korea and South Korea
Interesting fact : It has specialized organs for aquatic and aerial respiration, allowing it to live outside water for several days.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The Northern snakehead is a freshwater fish that is golden to pale brown with dark spots. It has a small, anteriorly depressed head and a large mouth with villiform teeth and large canines on the lower jaw. It feeds on crustaceans, other invertebrates and amphibians. Females discharge eggs over the nest, which are externally fertilized by males.
