Channa
Translingual
Channa pleurophthalma (five-spotted snakehead)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάννη (khánnē, “sea perch”).
Proper noun
Channa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Channidae – snakehead fishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Anabantiformes - order; Channoidei - suborder; Channidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Channa orientalis (Ceylon snakehead) - type species; Channa asiatica (small snakehead), Channa maculata (blotched snakehead) - selected other species
References
- Channa at World Register of Marine Species