Identity and native record
Channa limbata (Sunda dwarf snakehead) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan lineage records. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Indonesian fish long traded as Channa gachua require revised identification; current evidence supports C. limbata for the eastern lineage.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Aquatic carnivore
- Reported adult scale
- locality-dependent; verify line
- Habitat
- Streams, marshes and shallow vegetated waters
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
Do not standardise care across locality forms; confirm adult size, temperature and social behaviour for the exact line.
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.
