Identity and native record
Channa melasoma (Black snakehead) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Sumatra and Kalimantan records. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
Retain collection locality because widespread names can conceal regional biological differences.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Aquatic carnivore
- Reported adult scale
- up to about 30 cm SL
- Habitat
- Forest streams and peat-swamp 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
Secure covered aquarium; soft-water locality requirements and adult aggression need verification.
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.
