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Channa africana  (Steindachner, 1879)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 166679

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): African snakehead [English]
  
  Valid Name: Parachanna africana (Steindachner, 1879)
 
       
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  Current Standing: invalid - subsequent name/combination   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 07-May-2004, website (version 05-May-04)  
  Acquired: 2004   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Channa africana   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Channa africana   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Bonou, Clément A., and Guy G. Teugels   
  Publication Date: 1985   
  Article/Chapter Title: Révision systématique du genre Parachanna Teugels et Daget 1984 (Pisces: Channidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Revue d'Hydrobiologie Tropicale, vol. 18, no. 4   
  Page(s): 267-280   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0240-8783   
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  Reference for: Channa africana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Shiino, Sueo M.   
  Publication Date: 1976   
  Article/Chapter Title: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4   
  Page(s): 262   
  Publisher: Shima Marineland   
  Publication Place: Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0385-1109   
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  Reference for: Channa africana, African snakehead [English]   
       

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