Identity and native record
Channa cyanospilos (Blue-spotted snakehead) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Sumatra. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Trade photographs are frequently confused with related snakeheads; locality-backed identification is essential.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Piscivore
- Reported adult scale
- about 20 cm SL
- Habitat
- Lowland freshwater and peat-influenced systems
Feeding guild is an editorial husbandry aid, not a complete diet prescription. Juvenile and adult diets, seasonal ecology and individual behaviour can differ.
Welfare and suitability screen
Predatory, territorial fish requiring secure, carefully sized housing.
Before any future listing, LIMNIC would need to document the individual fish, expected adult dimensions, secure containment, water parameters, diet, compatibility, transport risk and the buyer’s capacity to provide lifetime care.
