Identity and native record
Channa marulioides (Emperor snakehead) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Sumatra, Bangka and western Kalimantan. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Colour and locality names are not substitutes for a traceable scientific identification; larger unsourced trade claims are not used here.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Piscivore
- Reported adult scale
- published maximum 27 cm TL in FishBase
- Habitat
- Large rivers, lakes and flooded forest 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
Large, escape-proof system; long-term adult dimensions must be planned before acquisition.
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.
