Identity and native record
Channa striata (Striped snakehead / gabus) is included because authoritative species records document native occurrence in Widespread native records across western Indonesia. “Native to Indonesia” does not imply endemicity, captive availability, legal export, or permission to import.
A widespread species complex in genetic studies; stock identity cannot be inferred from a generic trade label.
Ecology and adult scale
- Feeding guild
- Piscivore
- Reported adult scale
- up to about 100 cm TL
- Habitat
- Rivers, wetlands, rice fields and floodplains
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, robust, secure housing; destination-country invasive-species rules can be decisive.
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.
